What color is #937375?

#937375 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937375?

The RGB value is 147, 115, 117: 147 red, 115 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937375?

The complementary color is #739391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937375?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937375 color

#937375 rgb(147, 115, 117)

Shades of red

The hex color #937375 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 45.1% green and 45.9% blue (147, 115, 117).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 20% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#937375 color codes

HEX	`#937375`
RGB	`rgb(147, 115, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 45.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.55, 12.88, 3.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.55, 13.4, 16.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.374, 19.75, 19.512)`
Decimal	`9663349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937375, 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 #937375	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937375 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #937375 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937375; }
.text { color: #937375; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937375; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 115 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937375, #938173); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #937375?: #937375 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937375?: The RGB value is 147, 115, 117: 147 red, 115 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937375?: The complementary color is #739391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937375?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.