What color is #937676?

#937676 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937676?

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

What is the complementary color of #937676?

The complementary color is #769393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937676?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937676 color

#937676 rgb(147, 118, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #937676 is a grayish red.

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

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

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#937676 color codes

HEX	`#937676`
RGB	`rgb(147, 118, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 46.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.36, 11.31, 4.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.36, 12.09, 20.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.781, 20.469, 19.94)`
Decimal	`9664118`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937676, 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 #937676	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937676 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #937676 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937676; }
.text { color: #937676; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937676; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 118 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937676, #938476); }

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Questions

What color is #937676?: #937676 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937676?: The RGB value is 147, 118, 118: 147 red, 118 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937676?: The complementary color is #769393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937676?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.