What color is #957F80?

#957F80 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957F80?

The RGB value is 149, 127, 128: 149 red, 127 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957F80?

The complementary color is #7F9594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957F80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957F80 color

#957F80 rgb(149, 127, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #957F80 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 49.8% green and 50.2% blue (149, 127, 128).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#957F80 color codes

HEX	`#957F80`
RGB	`rgb(149, 127, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 49.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 15%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.2, 8.59, 2.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.2, 8.97, 16.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.88, 23.127, 23.624)`
Decimal	`9797504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957F80, 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 #957F80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957F80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #957F80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957f80; }
.text { color: #957f80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957f80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 127 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957f80, #95897f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #957F80?: #957F80 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957F80?: The RGB value is 149, 127, 128: 149 red, 127 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957F80?: The complementary color is #7F9594, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957F80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.