What color is #907B79?

#907B79 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #907B79?

The RGB value is 144, 123, 121: 144 red, 123 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #907B79?

The complementary color is #798E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #907B79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#907B79 color

#907B79 rgb(144, 123, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #907B79 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 48.2% green and 47.5% blue (144, 123, 121).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 9% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 16% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#907B79 color codes

HEX	`#907B79`
RGB	`rgb(144, 123, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 48.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 9%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 16%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 16%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.47, 7.73, 4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.47, 8.75, 27.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.036, 21.476, 21.07)`
Decimal	`9468793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #907B79, 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 #907B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#907B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #907B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #907b79; }
.text { color: #907b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #907b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 123 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #907b79, #908779); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #907B79?: #907B79 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #907B79?: The RGB value is 144, 123, 121: 144 red, 123 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #907B79?: The complementary color is #798E90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #907B79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.