What color is #957F6F?

#957F6F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957F6F?

The RGB value is 149, 127, 111: 149 red, 127 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957F6F?

The complementary color is #6F8595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957F6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957F6F color

#957F6F rgb(149, 127, 111)

Shades of brown

The hex color #957F6F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 49.8% green and 43.5% blue (149, 127, 111).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 26% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Wet Taupe (#907E6C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#957F6F color codes

HEX	`#957F6F`
RGB	`rgb(149, 127, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 49.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 26%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 26%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.78, 5.83, 11.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.78, 13.19, 63.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.853, 22.717, 18.217)`
Decimal	`9797487`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957F6F, 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 #957F6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957F6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #957F6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957f6f; }
.text { color: #957f6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957f6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 127 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957f6f, #95926f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #957F6F?: #957F6F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Wet Taupe. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957F6F?: The RGB value is 149, 127, 111: 149 red, 127 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957F6F?: The complementary color is #6F8595, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957F6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.