What color is #937972?

#937972 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937972?

The RGB value is 147, 121, 114: 147 red, 121 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937972?

The complementary color is #728C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937972?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937972 color

#937972 rgb(147, 121, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #937972 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 47.5% green and 44.7% blue (147, 121, 114).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 22% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#937972 color codes

HEX	`#937972`
RGB	`rgb(147, 121, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 47.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 22%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 22%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.05, 8.93, 7.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.05, 11.74, 40.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.907, 21.093, 18.834)`
Decimal	`9664882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937972, 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 #937972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #937972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937972; }
.text { color: #937972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 121 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937972, #938972); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #937972?: #937972 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937972?: The RGB value is 147, 121, 114: 147 red, 121 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937972?: The complementary color is #728C93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937972?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.