What color is #916C73?

#916C73 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #916C73?

The RGB value is 145, 108, 115: 145 red, 108 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #916C73?

The complementary color is #6C918A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #916C73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#916C73 color

#916C73 rgb(145, 108, 115)

Shades of red

The hex color #916C73 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 42.4% green and 45.1% blue (145, 108, 115).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 15% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 21% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Opera (#816575), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#916C73 color codes

HEX	`#916C73`
RGB	`rgb(145, 108, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 42.4%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 15%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 26%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 21%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.48, 15.83, 1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.48, 15.94, 6.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.134, 17.984, 18.627)`
Decimal	`9530483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #916C73, 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 #916C73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#916C73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #916C73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #916c73; }
.text { color: #916c73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #916c73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 108 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #916c73, #91786c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #916C73?: #916C73 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opera. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #916C73?: The RGB value is 145, 108, 115: 145 red, 108 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #916C73?: The complementary color is #6C918A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #916C73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.