What color is #975E61?

#975E61 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #975E61?

The RGB value is 151, 94, 97: 151 red, 94 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #975E61?

The complementary color is #5E9794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #975E61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#975E61 color

#975E61 rgb(151, 94, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #975E61 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 36.9% green and 38% blue (151, 94, 97).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 23% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 36% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#975E61 color codes

HEX	`#975E61`
RGB	`rgb(151, 94, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 36.9%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 23%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 38%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 36%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.24, 23.67, 8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.24, 25.02, 18.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.924, 15.449, 13.292)`
Decimal	`9920097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #975E61, 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 #975E61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#975E61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #975E61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #975e61; }
.text { color: #975e61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #975e61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 94 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #975e61, #97785e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #975E61?: #975E61 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #975E61?: The RGB value is 151, 94, 97: 151 red, 94 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #975E61?: The complementary color is #5E9794, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #975E61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.