Close to Brick
#953621
#953621 is a dark, rich red, close to the color Brick. In RGB it’s made of 58.4% red, 21.2% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 11°, with 64% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #953621.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.43:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.83:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.43:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.83:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #953621 as they’d see it.
#953621 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #953621
What color is #953621?
#953621 is a dark, rich red, close to the color Brick. In RGB it’s made of 58.4% red, 21.2% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 11°, with 64% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #953621 in RGB?
#953621 is rgb(149, 54, 33): 149 red, 54 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #953621 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 64, 78, 42). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #953621?
PANTONE 174 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #953621?
Its complement #115D6E gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.