What color is #975F5D?

#975F5D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #975F5D?

The RGB value is 151, 95, 93: 151 red, 95 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #975F5D?

The complementary color is #5D9597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #975F5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#975F5D color

#975F5D rgb(151, 95, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #975F5D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 37.3% green and 36.5% blue (151, 95, 93).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 38% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Cheek Red (#A55A55), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#975F5D color codes

HEX	`#975F5D`
RGB	`rgb(151, 95, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 37.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 38%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 38%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.39, 22.58, 10.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.39, 24.99, 25.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.831, 15.555, 12.364)`
Decimal	`9920349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #975F5D, 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 #975F5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#975F5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #975F5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #975f5d; }
.text { color: #975f5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #975f5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 95 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #975f5d, #977c5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #975F5D?: #975F5D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #975F5D?: The RGB value is 151, 95, 93: 151 red, 95 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #975F5D?: The complementary color is #5D9597, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #975F5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.