What color is #937679?

#937679 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937679?

The RGB value is 147, 118, 121: 147 red, 118 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937679?

The complementary color is #769390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937679?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937679 color

#937679 rgb(147, 118, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #937679 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 46.3% green and 47.5% blue (147, 118, 121).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 18% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#937679 color codes

HEX	`#937679`
RGB	`rgb(147, 118, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 46.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.44, 11.8, 2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.44, 12.1, 12.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.962, 20.541, 20.893)`
Decimal	`9664121`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937679, 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 #937679	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937679 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #937679 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937679; }
.text { color: #937679; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937679; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 118 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937679, #938276); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #937679?: #937679 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937679?: The RGB value is 147, 118, 121: 147 red, 118 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937679?: The complementary color is #769390, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937679?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.