What color is #917979?

#917979 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917979?

The RGB value is 145, 121, 121: 145 red, 121 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917979?

The complementary color is #799191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917979?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917979 color

#917979 rgb(145, 121, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #917979 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 47.5% green and 47.5% blue (145, 121, 121).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 10% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 17% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#917979 color codes

HEX	`#917979`
RGB	`rgb(145, 121, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 47.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 10%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 17%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 17%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.03, 9.28, 3.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.03, 9.91, 20.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.966, 21.076, 20.996)`
Decimal	`9533817`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917979, 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 #917979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #917979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917979; }
.text { color: #917979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 121 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917979, #918579); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #917979?: #917979 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917979?: The RGB value is 145, 121, 121: 145 red, 121 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917979?: The complementary color is #799191, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917979?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.