What color is #937981?

#937981 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937981?

The RGB value is 147, 121, 129: 147 red, 121 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937981?

The complementary color is #79938B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937981?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937981 color

#937981 rgb(147, 121, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #937981 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 47.5% green and 50.6% blue (147, 121, 129).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 12% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#937981 color codes

HEX	`#937981`
RGB	`rgb(147, 121, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 47.5%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 12%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.45, 11.45, -0.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.45, 11.47, 357.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.832, 21.463, 23.705)`
Decimal	`9664897`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937981, 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 #937981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #937981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937981; }
.text { color: #937981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 121 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937981, #937e79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #937981?: #937981 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937981?: The RGB value is 147, 121, 129: 147 red, 121 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937981?: The complementary color is #79938B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937981?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.