What color is #917476?

#917476 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917476?

The RGB value is 145, 116, 118: 145 red, 116 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917476?

The complementary color is #74918F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917476?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917476 color

#917476 rgb(145, 116, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #917476 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 45.5% green and 46.3% blue (145, 116, 118).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 12% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 19% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#917476 color codes

HEX	`#917476`
RGB	`rgb(145, 116, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 45.5%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 20%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 19%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.63, 11.67, 3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.63, 12.11, 15.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.193, 19.819, 19.845)`
Decimal	`9532534`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917476, 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 #917476	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917476 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #917476 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917476; }
.text { color: #917476; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917476; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 116 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917476, #918074); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #917476?: #917476 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917476?: The RGB value is 145, 116, 118: 145 red, 116 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917476?: The complementary color is #74918F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917476?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.