What color is #957D6B?

#957D6B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957D6B?

The RGB value is 149, 125, 107: 149 red, 125 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957D6B?

The complementary color is #6B8395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957D6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957D6B color

#957D6B rgb(149, 125, 107)

Shades of brown

The hex color #957D6B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 49% green and 42% blue (149, 125, 107).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 17% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 28% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Gazelle (#947E68), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#957D6B color codes

HEX	`#957D6B`
RGB	`rgb(149, 125, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 49%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 17%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 28%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 28%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.15, 6.38, 13.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.15, 14.72, 64.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.382, 22.119, 16.998)`
Decimal	`9796971`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957D6B, 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 #957D6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957D6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #957D6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957d6b; }
.text { color: #957d6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957d6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 125 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957d6b, #95926b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #957D6B?: #957D6B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Gazelle. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957D6B?: The RGB value is 149, 125, 107: 149 red, 125 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957D6B?: The complementary color is #6B8395, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957D6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.