What color is #964E56?

#964E56 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Silk Satin. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #964E56?

The RGB value is 150, 78, 86: 150 red, 78 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #964E56?

The complementary color is #4E968E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #964E56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#964E56 color

#964E56 rgb(150, 78, 86)

Shades of red

The hex color #964E56 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 30.6% green and 33.7% blue (150, 78, 86).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 32% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 43% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Silk Satin (#8B4248), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#964E56 color codes

HEX	`#964E56`
RGB	`rgb(150, 78, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 30.6%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 32%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 48%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 43%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.16, 30.91, 9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.16, 32.2, 16.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.983, 12.606, 10.341)`
Decimal	`9850454`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #964E56, 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 #964E56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#964E56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	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 #964E56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #964e56; }
.text { color: #964e56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #964e56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 78 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #964e56, #966a4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #964E56?: #964E56 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Silk Satin. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #964E56?: The RGB value is 150, 78, 86: 150 red, 78 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #964E56?: The complementary color is #4E968E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #964E56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.