What color is #937577?

#937577 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937577?

The RGB value is 147, 117, 119: 147 red, 117 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937577?

The complementary color is #759391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937577?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937577 color

#937577 rgb(147, 117, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #937577 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 45.9% green and 46.7% blue (147, 117, 119).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 19% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#937577 color codes

HEX	`#937577`
RGB	`rgb(147, 117, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 45.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.13, 12.05, 3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.13, 12.51, 15.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.724, 20.258, 20.215)`
Decimal	`9663863`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937577, 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 #937577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #937577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937577; }
.text { color: #937577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 117 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937577, #938275); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #937577?: #937577 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937577?: The RGB value is 147, 117, 119: 147 red, 117 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937577?: The complementary color is #759391, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937577?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.