What color is #916D6F?

#916D6F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #916D6F?

The RGB value is 145, 109, 111: 145 red, 109 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #916D6F?

The complementary color is #6D918F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #916D6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#916D6F color

#916D6F rgb(145, 109, 111)

Shades of red

The hex color #916D6F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 42.7% green and 43.5% blue (145, 109, 111).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 23% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 6.6 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#916D6F color codes

HEX	`#916D6F`
RGB	`rgb(145, 109, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 42.7%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 25%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 23%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.62, 14.61, 4.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.62, 15.27, 16.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.015, 18.106, 17.476)`
Decimal	`9530735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #916D6F, 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 #916D6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#916D6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	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 #916D6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #916d6f; }
.text { color: #916d6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #916d6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 109 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #916d6f, #917d6d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #916D6F?: #916D6F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #916D6F?: The RGB value is 145, 109, 111: 145 red, 109 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #916D6F?: The complementary color is #6D918F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #916D6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.