Skip to the color picker

#953a2e color: Brown Labrador

#953a2e is rgb(149, 58, 46) in RGB and oklch(47.242% 0.12529 29.986) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

7°
100%

47.2%
0.125
30°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • orange-800
  • Black 42%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.19:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.92:1Hard to read
Lc 20

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #953a2e

#953a2e is a soft dark red color. In OKLCH it has 47.2% lightness, 0.125 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.19:1 contrast and black text 2.92:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brown Labrador (#97382c). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-800.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #953a2e mixed with white

  1. 953a2e
  2. a14e42
  3. ad6256
  4. b8756a
  5. c4887e
  6. ce9b92
  7. d9afa7
  8. e3c3bd
  9. ecd7d3
  10. f6ebe9

Darker: #953a2e mixed with black

  1. 953a2e
  2. 813127
  3. 6d281f
  4. 5a2018
  5. 481812
  6. 37100b
  7. 260906
  8. 160402
  9. 080101
  10. 010000

Calmer: #953a2e with less saturation

  1. 953a2e
  2. 903f33
  3. 8b4338
  4. 86473d
  5. 804b42
  6. 7b4e46
  7. 75514b
  8. 6f544f
  9. 695753
  10. 625957

Questions about #953a2e

What color is #953a2e?

#953a2e is soft dark red. The closest named color is Brown Labrador. In RGB it is rgb(149, 58, 46), in HSL hsl(6.99, 52.82%, 38.24%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.242% 0.12529 29.986).

What colors go well with #953a2e?

The complementary color of #953a2e is #006a7b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #913759 and #8c4600. The triadic partners are #0c6e32 and #4155a1.

Is white or black text more readable on #953a2e?

White text reads better on #953a2e: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.19:1 and black gives 2.92:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #953a2e a warm or cool color?

#953a2e is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 47.2% and its chroma 0.125.