What color is #937979?

#937979 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937979?

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

What is the complementary color of #937979?

The complementary color is #799393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937979?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937979 color

#937979 rgb(147, 121, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #937979 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 11% saturation and 53% 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 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#937979 color codes

HEX	`#937979`
RGB	`rgb(147, 121, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 47.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.23, 10.07, 3.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.23, 10.76, 20.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.321, 21.259, 21.013)`
Decimal	`9664889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937979, 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 #937979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #937979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937979; }
.text { color: #937979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 121 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937979, #938679); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #937979?: #937979 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937979?: The RGB value is 147, 121, 121: 147 red, 121 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937979?: The complementary color is #799393, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937979?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.