What color is #957F85?

#957F85 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957F85?

The RGB value is 149, 127, 133: 149 red, 127 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957F85?

The complementary color is #7F958F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957F85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957F85 color

#957F85 rgb(149, 127, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #957F85 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 49.8% green and 52.2% blue (149, 127, 133).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 9% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#957F85 color codes

HEX	`#957F85`
RGB	`rgb(149, 127, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 49.8%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 9%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 15%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 11%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.34, 9.47, -0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.34, 9.47, 359.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.217, 23.262, 25.4)`
Decimal	`9797509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957F85, 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 #957F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #957F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957f85; }
.text { color: #957f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 127 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957f85, #95847f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #957F85?: #957F85 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957F85?: The RGB value is 149, 127, 133: 149 red, 127 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957F85?: The complementary color is #7F958F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957F85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.