Information about #957878 color

#957878 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#957878 falls into the Red Color FamilyLow Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(149, 120, 120) — 58.4% red, 47.1% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 11 / 42. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#957878 is a calm, restrained red that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bona Fide (#97777B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bazaar (#98777B) and Hemp (#987D73).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(149, 120, 120)), which gives #957878 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #957878: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.0:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #957878 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#957878 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#957878 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #957878

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bona Fide color link
Bona Fide

#97777B

Bazaar color link
Bazaar

#98777B

Hemp color link
Hemp

#987D73

Opium color link
Opium

#987E7E

Reddish Grey color link
Reddish Grey

#997570

Dry Creek color link
Dry Creek

#9A7F7C

Cinereous color link
Cinereous

#98817B

Otter color link
Otter

#8F7B70

Kubrick color link
Kubrick

#8E7471

Hurricane color link
Hurricane

#8B7E77

Tom color link
Tom

#92827F

Eighth Felix color link
Eighth Felix

#897C79

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#957878
  • RGB149, 120, 120
  • CMYK0, 11, 11, 42
  • CSSrgb(149, 120, 120)
  • HSL0°, 12%, 53%
  • HSL Precise0°, 12.033%, 52.745%
  • HSV0°, 19%, 58%
  • HSB0°, 19%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.584, 0.471, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.584, 0.471, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.584, 0.471, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID957878
  • DECIMAL ID9795704
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01