What color is #937076?

#937076 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937076?

The RGB value is 147, 112, 118: 147 red, 112 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937076?

The complementary color is #70938D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937076?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937076 color

#937076 rgb(147, 112, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #937076 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 43.9% green and 46.3% blue (147, 112, 118).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 20% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 6 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#937076 color codes

HEX	`#937076`
RGB	`rgb(147, 112, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 43.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.8, 14.79, 2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.8, 14.93, 7.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.097, 19.1, 19.711)`
Decimal	`9662582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937076, 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 #937076	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937076 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #937076 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937076; }
.text { color: #937076; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937076; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 112 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937076, #937c70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #937076?: #937076 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937076?: The RGB value is 147, 112, 118: 147 red, 112 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937076?: The complementary color is #70938D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937076?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.