What color is #917070?

#917070 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917070?

The RGB value is 145, 112, 112: 145 red, 112 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917070?

The complementary color is #709191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917070?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917070 color

#917070 rgb(145, 112, 112)

Shades of red

The hex color #917070 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 43.9% green and 43.9% blue (145, 112, 112).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 23% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#917070 color codes

HEX	`#917070`
RGB	`rgb(145, 112, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 43.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 23%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.43, 13.02, 5.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.43, 13.95, 21.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.396, 18.779, 17.876)`
Decimal	`9531504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917070, 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 #917070	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917070 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	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 #917070 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917070; }
.text { color: #917070; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917070; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 112 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917070, #918170); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #917070?: #917070 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917070?: The RGB value is 145, 112, 112: 145 red, 112 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917070?: The complementary color is #709191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917070?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.