What color is #917273?

#917273 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917273?

The RGB value is 145, 114, 115: 145 red, 114 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917273?

The complementary color is #729190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917273?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917273 color

#917273 rgb(145, 114, 115)

Shades of red

The hex color #917273 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 44.7% green and 45.1% blue (145, 114, 115).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 21% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#917273 color codes

HEX	`#917273`
RGB	`rgb(145, 114, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 44.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 21%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.03, 12.34, 4.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.03, 13.01, 18.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.789, 19.293, 18.845)`
Decimal	`9532019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917273, 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 #917273	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917273 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #917273 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917273; }
.text { color: #917273; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917273; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 114 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917273, #918172); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #917273?: #917273 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917273?: The RGB value is 145, 114, 115: 145 red, 114 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917273?: The complementary color is #729190, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917273?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.