Information about #953C28 color

#953C28 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#953C28 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(149, 60, 40) — 58.4% red, 23.5% green, 15.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 35 / 43 / 42. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#953C28 presents itself as a confidently colored earthy red — one that holds a balanced mid-tone. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tia Maria (#97422D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Thunderbird (#923830) and Red Kite (#913228).

The recipe behind #953C28 is rgb(149, 60, 40), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #953C28: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #953C28 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#953C28 color variations

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

#953C28 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 #953C28

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

Tia Maria color link
Tia Maria

#97422D

Thunderbird color link
Thunderbird

#923830

Red Kite color link
Red Kite

#913228

Cracker color link
Cracker

#963128

Dyestalk Red color link
Dyestalk Red

#913225

Brownish Red color link
Brownish Red

#9E3623

Rock Spray color link
Rock Spray

#9D442D

Embers color link
Embers

#8C3F30

Brick color link
Brick

#A03623

AErchivist color link
AErchivist

#933232

Burnt Umber color link
Burnt Umber

#8A3324

Tandoori color link
Tandoori

#8D4532

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#953C28
  • RGB149, 60, 40
  • CMYK0, 35, 43, 42
  • CSSrgb(149, 60, 40)
  • HSL11°, 58%, 37%
  • HSL Precise11.009°, 57.672%, 37.059%
  • HSV11°, 73%, 58%
  • HSB11°, 73%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.584
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • GLSLvec3(0.584, 0.235, 0.157)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.584, 0.235, 0.157, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.584, 0.235, 0.157)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID953C28
  • DECIMAL ID9780264
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01