What color is #957C78?

#957C78 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957C78?

The RGB value is 149, 124, 120: 149 red, 124 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957C78?

The complementary color is #789195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957C78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957C78 color

#957C78 rgb(149, 124, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #957C78 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 48.6% green and 47.1% blue (149, 124, 120).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 19% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#957C78 color codes

HEX	`#957C78`
RGB	`rgb(149, 124, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 48.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.2, 8.96, 5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.2, 10.67, 32.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.992, 22.162, 20.832)`
Decimal	`9796728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957C78, 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 #957C78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957C78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #957C78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957c78; }
.text { color: #957c78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957c78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 124 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957c78, #958b78); }

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Questions

What color is #957C78?: #957C78 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957C78?: The RGB value is 149, 124, 120: 149 red, 124 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957C78?: The complementary color is #789195, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957C78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.