What color is #947276?

#947276 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947276?

The RGB value is 148, 114, 118: 148 red, 114 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947276?

The complementary color is #729490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947276?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947276 color

#947276 rgb(148, 114, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #947276 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 44.7% green and 46.3% blue (148, 114, 118).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 20% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#947276 color codes

HEX	`#947276`
RGB	`rgb(148, 114, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 44.7%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 20%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.43, 14.02, 2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.43, 14.33, 11.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.5, 19.639, 19.794)`
Decimal	`9728630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947276, 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 #947276	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947276 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #947276 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947276; }
.text { color: #947276; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947276; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 114 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947276, #947f72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #947276?: #947276 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947276?: The RGB value is 148, 114, 118: 148 red, 114 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947276?: The complementary color is #729490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947276?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.