What color is #957D75?

#957D75 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957D75?

The RGB value is 149, 125, 117: 149 red, 125 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957D75?

The complementary color is #758D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957D75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957D75 color

#957D75 rgb(149, 125, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #957D75 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 49% green and 45.9% blue (149, 125, 117).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 13% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 21% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#957D75 color codes

HEX	`#957D75`
RGB	`rgb(149, 125, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 49%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 13%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 21%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 21%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.39, 7.91, 7.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.39, 11.11, 44.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.939, 22.342, 19.93)`
Decimal	`9796981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957D75, 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 #957D75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957D75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #957D75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957d75; }
.text { color: #957d75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957d75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 125 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957d75, #958d75); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #957D75?: #957D75 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957D75?: The RGB value is 149, 125, 117: 149 red, 125 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957D75?: The complementary color is #758D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957D75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.