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#954535 Chestnut
#954535 is a mid-tone, rich red, known as Chestnut. In RGB it’s made of 58.4% red, 27.1% green, and 20.8% blue. Its hue is 10°, with 48% saturation and 40% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #954535.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #954535 as they’d see it.
#954535 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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What color is #954535?
#954535 is a mid-tone, rich red, known as Chestnut. In RGB it’s made of 58.4% red, 27.1% green, and 20.8% blue. Its hue is 10°, with 48% saturation and 40% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #954535 in RGB?
#954535 is rgb(149, 69, 53): 149 red, 69 green, and 53 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #954535 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 54, 64, 42). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #954535?
PANTONE 7526 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #954535?
Its complement #006776 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.