What color is #995B4E?

#995B4E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #995B4E?

The RGB value is 153, 91, 78: 153 red, 91 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #995B4E?

The complementary color is #4E8C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #995B4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#995B4E color

#995B4E rgb(153, 91, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #995B4E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 35.7% green and 30.6% blue (153, 91, 78).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 32% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 49% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Chutney (#9F5E4E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#995B4E color codes

HEX	`#995B4E`
RGB	`rgb(153, 91, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 35.7%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 32%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 49%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 49%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.37, 23.96, 18.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.37, 30.18, 37.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.254, 14.806, 9.103)`
Decimal	`10050382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #995B4E, 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 #995B4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#995B4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #995B4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #995b4e; }
.text { color: #995b4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #995b4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 91 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #995b4e, #99814e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #995B4E?: #995B4E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chutney. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #995B4E?: The RGB value is 153, 91, 78: 153 red, 91 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #995B4E?: The complementary color is #4E8C99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #995B4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.