What color is #907470?

#907470 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #907470?

The RGB value is 144, 116, 112: 144 red, 116 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #907470?

The complementary color is #708C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #907470?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#907470 color

#907470 rgb(144, 116, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #907470 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 45.5% green and 43.9% blue (144, 116, 112).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 22% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#907470 color codes

HEX	`#907470`
RGB	`rgb(144, 116, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 45.5%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 22%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.37, 10.29, 6.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.37, 12.1, 31.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.672, 19.591, 18.019)`
Decimal	`9466992`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #907470, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #907470	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#907470 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #907470 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #907470; }
.text { color: #907470; }
.border { border: 2px solid #907470; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 116 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #907470, #908470); }

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Questions

What color is #907470?: #907470 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #907470?: The RGB value is 144, 116, 112: 144 red, 116 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #907470?: The complementary color is #708C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #907470?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.