What color is #975E53?

#975E53 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #975E53?

The RGB value is 151, 94, 83: 151 red, 94 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #975E53?

The complementary color is #538C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #975E53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#975E53 color

#975E53 rgb(151, 94, 83)

Shades of brown

The hex color #975E53 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 36.9% green and 32.5% blue (151, 94, 83).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 29% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 45% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Chutney (#9F5E4E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#975E53 color codes

HEX	`#975E53`
RGB	`rgb(151, 94, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 36.9%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 29%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 45%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 45%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.92, 21.96, 16.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.92, 27.21, 36.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.327, 15.211, 10.153)`
Decimal	`9920083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #975E53, 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 #975E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#975E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	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 #975E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #975e53; }
.text { color: #975e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #975e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 94 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #975e53, #978053); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #975E53?: #975E53 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #975E53?: The RGB value is 151, 94, 83: 151 red, 94 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #975E53?: The complementary color is #538C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #975E53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.