What color is #957B3E?

#957B3E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fernweh. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957B3E?

The RGB value is 149, 123, 62: 149 red, 123 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957B3E?

The complementary color is #3E5895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957B3E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957B3E color

#957B3E rgb(149, 123, 62)

Shades of brown

The hex color #957B3E is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 48.2% green and 24.3% blue (149, 123, 62).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 41% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 58% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fernweh (#977B2F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#957B3E color codes

HEX	`#957B3E`
RGB	`rgb(149, 123, 62)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 48.2%, 24.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 41%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 58%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 58%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.84, 2.36, 36.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.84, 36.72, 86.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.348, 20.904, 7.52)`
Decimal	`9796414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957B3E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #957B3E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957B3E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #957B3E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957b3e; }
.text { color: #957b3e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957b3e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 123 62 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957b3e, #84953e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #957B3E?: #957B3E is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Fernweh. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957B3E?: The RGB value is 149, 123, 62: 149 red, 123 green and 62 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957B3E?: The complementary color is #3E5895, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957B3E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.