What color is #917875?

#917875 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917875?

The RGB value is 145, 120, 117: 145 red, 120 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917875?

The complementary color is #758E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917875?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917875 color

#917875 rgb(145, 120, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #917875 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 47.1% green and 45.9% blue (145, 120, 117).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 11% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 19% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#917875 color codes

HEX	`#917875`
RGB	`rgb(145, 120, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 47.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 11%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 19%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 19%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.66, 9.19, 5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.66, 10.6, 29.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.604, 20.738, 19.691)`
Decimal	`9533557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917875, 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 #917875	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917875 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #917875 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917875; }
.text { color: #917875; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917875; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 120 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917875, #918675); }

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Questions

What color is #917875?: #917875 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917875?: The RGB value is 145, 120, 117: 145 red, 120 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917875?: The complementary color is #758E91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917875?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.