What color is #937D81?

#937D81 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #937D81?

The RGB value is 147, 125, 129: 147 red, 125 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #937D81?

The complementary color is #7D938F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #937D81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#937D81 color

#937D81 rgb(147, 125, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #937D81 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 49% green and 50.6% blue (147, 125, 129).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 9% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#937D81 color codes

HEX	`#937D81`
RGB	`rgb(147, 125, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 49%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 9%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 15%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 12%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.51, 9.14, 0.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.51, 9.19, 6.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.328, 22.456, 23.87)`
Decimal	`9665921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #937D81, 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 #937D81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#937D81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	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 #937D81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #937d81; }
.text { color: #937d81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #937d81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 125 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #937d81, #93847d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #937D81?: #937D81 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #937D81?: The RGB value is 147, 125, 129: 147 red, 125 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #937D81?: The complementary color is #7D938F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #937D81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.49:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.