What color is #917277?

#917277 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917277?

The RGB value is 145, 114, 119: 145 red, 114 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917277?

The complementary color is #72918C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917277?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917277 color

#917277 rgb(145, 114, 119)

Shades of red

The hex color #917277 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 44.7% green and 46.7% blue (145, 114, 119).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 18% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.88:1).

#917277 color codes

HEX	`#917277`
RGB	`rgb(145, 114, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 44.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 18%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.14, 13, 1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.14, 13.14, 8.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.024, 19.387, 20.084)`
Decimal	`9532023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917277, 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 #917277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	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 #917277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917277; }
.text { color: #917277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 114 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917277, #917c72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #917277?: #917277 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917277?: The RGB value is 145, 114, 119: 145 red, 114 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917277?: The complementary color is #72918C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917277?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.88:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.