What color is #957E7B?

#957E7B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957E7B?

The RGB value is 149, 126, 123: 149 red, 126 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957E7B?

The complementary color is #7B9295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957E7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957E7B color

#957E7B rgb(149, 126, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #957E7B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 49.4% green and 48.2% blue (149, 126, 123).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 17% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#957E7B color codes

HEX	`#957E7B`
RGB	`rgb(149, 126, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 49.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 17%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 17%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.81, 8.31, 4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.81, 9.66, 30.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.43, 22.742, 21.89)`
Decimal	`9797243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957E7B, 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 #957E7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957E7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #957E7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957e7b; }
.text { color: #957e7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957e7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 126 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957e7b, #958b7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #957E7B?: #957E7B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957E7B?: The RGB value is 149, 126, 123: 149 red, 126 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957E7B?: The complementary color is #7B9295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957E7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.