What color is #907473?

#907473 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #907473?

The RGB value is 144, 116, 115: 144 red, 116 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #907473?

The complementary color is #738F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #907473?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#907473 color

#907473 rgb(144, 116, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #907473 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 45.5% green and 45.1% blue (144, 116, 115).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 20% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#907473 color codes

HEX	`#907473`
RGB	`rgb(144, 116, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 45.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 20%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.45, 10.78, 4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.45, 11.76, 23.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.842, 19.659, 18.913)`
Decimal	`9466995`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #907473, 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 #907473	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#907473 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #907473 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #907473; }
.text { color: #907473; }
.border { border: 2px solid #907473; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 116 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #907473, #908373); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #907473?: #907473 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #907473?: The RGB value is 144, 116, 115: 144 red, 116 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #907473?: The complementary color is #738F90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #907473?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.