What color is #907873?

#907873 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #907873?

The RGB value is 144, 120, 115: 144 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #907873?

The complementary color is #738B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #907873?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#907873 color

#907873 rgb(144, 120, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #907873 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 47.1% green and 45.1% blue (144, 120, 115).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 20% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#907873 color codes

HEX	`#907873`
RGB	`rgb(144, 120, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 47.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 20%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.51, 8.46, 6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.51, 10.5, 36.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.313, 20.601, 19.07)`
Decimal	`9468019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #907873, 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 #907873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#907873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #907873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #907873; }
.text { color: #907873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #907873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 120 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #907873, #908673); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #907873?: #907873 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #907873?: The RGB value is 144, 120, 115: 144 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #907873?: The complementary color is #738B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #907873?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.