What color is #937878?

#937878 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937878?

The RGB value is 147, 120, 120: 147 red, 120 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937878?

The complementary color is #789393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937878?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937878 color

#937878 rgb(147, 120, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #937878 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 47.1% green and 47.1% blue (147, 120, 120).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 11% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 18% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#937878 color codes

HEX	`#937878`
RGB	`rgb(147, 120, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 47.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 11%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.94, 10.48, 3.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.94, 11.2, 20.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.139, 20.993, 20.651)`
Decimal	`9664632`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937878, 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 #937878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #937878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937878; }
.text { color: #937878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 120 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937878, #938578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #937878?: #937878 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937878?: The RGB value is 147, 120, 120: 147 red, 120 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937878?: The complementary color is #789393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937878?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.