#955657 Color Information

#955657 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #955657. In RGB, it consists of 58.4% Red, 33.7% Green, and 34.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 42.3% Magenta, 41.6% Yellow, and 41.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 359.0°, with saturation of 26.8% and lightness of 46.1%. The decimal value for #955657 is 9786967, and its nearest "web safe" color is #996666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #955657 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#955657 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color149, 86, 87 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color58.4%, 33.7%, 34.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.416, 0.663, 0.659 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.423, 0.416, 0.416 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color359.0°, 26.8%, 46.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color359.0°, 42.3%, 58.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color17.442, 13.733, 10.748 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color149, 86, 87 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code9786967 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color43.848, 26.171, 10.754 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)43.848, 28.294, 22.339 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color43.848, 42.771, 8.588 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color37.058, 19.163, 8.745 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.416, 0.328, 13.733 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4287977047 / 0xff955657 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#996666 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #955657

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #955657, its pure hue is 359.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 26.8%, and its lightness is 46.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #955657, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #130b0b to #824b4c.

Tints of #955657

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #955657, its pure hue is 359.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 26.8%, and its lightness is 46.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #955657, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #a26b6c to #f2eaea.

Tones of #955657

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #955657, its pure hue is 359.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 26.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #955657, which range from #767676 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #eb0004 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #955657

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #955657! For #955657, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #955657. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #955657

This color, #955657, consists of 58.4% Red, 33.7% Green, and 34.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 149, Green = 86, Blue = 87. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #955657 is 0% Cyan, 42.3% Magenta, 41.6% Yellow, and 41.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R58.4%
C0.0%
G33.7%
M42.3%
B34.1%
Y41.6%
K41.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 149 86 87
Octal 225 126 127
Hexa #95 #56 #57
Binary 10010101 01010110 01010111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 42 41 41
Octal 0 52 51 51
Hexa #00 #2a #29 #29
Binary 00000000 00101010 00101001 00101001

Analogous Colors of #955657

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #955657 — which has hue 359.0° — its analogous colors are located at 29.0° and 359.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #955657.

Triadic Colors of #955657

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #955657 — which has hue 359.0° — its triadic colors are located at 119.0° and 359.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #955657.

Complementary Color of #955657

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #955657 — which has hue 359.0° — its complementary color is located at 179.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #955657.

Split Complementary Colors of #955657

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #955657 — which has hue 359.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 149.0° and 359.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #955657.

Tetradic Colors of #955657

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #955657 — which has hue 359.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 269.0°, 359.0°, 89.0°, and 179.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #955657.

Monochromatic Colors of #955657

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #955657, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #433333 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #d09192 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #955657

We want to make getting started with #955657 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #955657 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #955657 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #955657 with other HTML elements.

#955657 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #955657.
<span style="color: #955657;">The color of this text is #955657.</span>

#955657 Background Color

The background color for this text is #955657.
<div style="background-color: #955657; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #955657.</div>

#955657 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #955657.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #955657;">This color for the shadow of this text is #955657.</span>

#955657 Border Color

This is a div with border color #955657.
<div style="border: #955657 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #955657.</div>

#955657 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #955657 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #955657; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #955657 on a white background.</div></div>

#955657 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #955657 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #955657; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #955657 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #955657 to White

This is a gradient from #955657 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#955657,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#955657,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#955657,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#955657,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #955657 to white.</div>

Gradient from #955657 to Black

This is a gradient from #955657 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#955657,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#955657,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#955657,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#955657,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #955657 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #955657

In addition to using #955657 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #955657 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #955657, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 149, Green = 86, Blue = 87). If you need details about the color coordinates of #955657 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #955657
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(149, 86, 87)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #955657; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #955657; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #955657; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(149, 86, 87);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#955657")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:149, green:86, blue:87, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:149 green:86 blue:87 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(149f, 86f, 87f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(149, 86, 87);
 

#955657 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #955657 the same way. For those with color blindness, #955657 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #955657 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #955657 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #955657 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #955657 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #955657 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 5.6:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #955657 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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