What color is #917C7F?

#917C7F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #917C7F?

The RGB value is 145, 124, 127: 145 red, 124 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #917C7F?

The complementary color is #7C918E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #917C7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#917C7F color

#917C7F rgb(145, 124, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #917C7F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 48.6% green and 49.8% blue (145, 124, 127).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 12% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#917C7F color codes

HEX	`#917C7F`
RGB	`rgb(145, 124, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 48.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 14%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 12%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.99, 8.59, 1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.99, 8.7, 9.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.715, 21.968, 23.118)`
Decimal	`9534591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #917C7F, 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 #917C7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#917C7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #917C7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #917c7f; }
.text { color: #917c7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #917c7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 124 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #917c7f, #91847c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #917C7F?: #917C7F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #917C7F?: The RGB value is 145, 124, 127: 145 red, 124 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #917C7F?: The complementary color is #7C918E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #917C7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.