What color is #947075?

#947075 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947075?

The RGB value is 148, 112, 117: 148 red, 112 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947075?

The complementary color is #70948F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947075?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947075 color

#947075 rgb(148, 112, 117)

Shades of red

The hex color #947075 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 43.9% green and 45.9% blue (148, 112, 117).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 21% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#947075 color codes

HEX	`#947075`
RGB	`rgb(148, 112, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 43.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.88, 15.02, 2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.88, 15.27, 10.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.218, 19.17, 19.409)`
Decimal	`9728117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947075, 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 #947075	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947075 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #947075 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947075; }
.text { color: #947075; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947075; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 112 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947075, #947d70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #947075?: #947075 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947075?: The RGB value is 148, 112, 117: 148 red, 112 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947075?: The complementary color is #70948F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947075?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.