What color is #937079?

#937079 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937079?

The RGB value is 147, 112, 121: 147 red, 112 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937079?

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

Is black or white text better on #937079?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937079 color

#937079 rgb(147, 112, 121)

Shades of pink

The hex color #937079 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 43.9% green and 47.5% blue (147, 112, 121).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 18% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 5.7 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#937079 color codes

HEX	`#937079`
RGB	`rgb(147, 112, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 43.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.89, 15.29, 0.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.89, 15.29, 1.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.278, 19.173, 20.665)`
Decimal	`9662585`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937079, 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 #937079	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937079 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #937079 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937079; }
.text { color: #937079; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937079; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 112 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937079, #937870); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #937079?: #937079 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937079?: The RGB value is 147, 112, 121: 147 red, 112 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937079?: The complementary color is #70938A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937079?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.