What color is #957F61?

#957F61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957F61?

The RGB value is 149, 127, 97: 149 red, 127 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957F61?

The complementary color is #617795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957F61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957F61 color

#957F61 rgb(149, 127, 97)

Shades of brown

The hex color #957F61 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 49.8% green and 38% blue (149, 127, 97).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 35% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Tahini Brown (#9B856B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#957F61 color codes

HEX	`#957F61`
RGB	`rgb(149, 127, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 49.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 35%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 35%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.48, 3.85, 19.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.48, 19.84, 78.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.142, 22.432, 14.47)`
Decimal	`9797473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957F61, 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 #957F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #957F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957f61; }
.text { color: #957f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 127 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957f61, #919561); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #957F61?: #957F61 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Tahini Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957F61?: The RGB value is 149, 127, 97: 149 red, 127 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957F61?: The complementary color is #617795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957F61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.