What color is #927378?

#927378 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #927378?

The RGB value is 146, 115, 120: 146 red, 115 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #927378?

The complementary color is #73928D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #927378?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#927378 color

#927378 rgb(146, 115, 120)

Shades of red

The hex color #927378 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 45.1% green and 47.1% blue (146, 115, 120).

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 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#927378 color codes

HEX	`#927378`
RGB	`rgb(146, 115, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 45.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 12%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 21%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 18%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.53, 12.98, 1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.53, 13.12, 8.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.375, 19.729, 20.448)`
Decimal	`9597816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #927378, 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 #927378	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#927378 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #927378 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #927378; }
.text { color: #927378; }
.border { border: 2px solid #927378; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 115 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #927378, #927d73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #927378?: #927378 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #927378?: The RGB value is 146, 115, 120: 146 red, 115 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #927378?: The complementary color is #73928D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #927378?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.