What color is #94777D?

#94777D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94777D?

The RGB value is 148, 119, 125: 148 red, 119 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94777D?

The complementary color is #77948E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94777D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94777D color

#94777D rgb(148, 119, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #94777D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 46.7% green and 49% blue (148, 119, 125).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 12% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 16% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#94777D color codes

HEX	`#94777D`
RGB	`rgb(148, 119, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 46.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 12%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 20%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 16%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.92, 12.3, 1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.92, 12.34, 4.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.511, 20.971, 22.26)`
Decimal	`9729917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94777D, 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 #94777D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#94777D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #94777D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94777d; }
.text { color: #94777d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94777d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 119 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94777d, #948077); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #94777D?: #94777D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94777D?: The RGB value is 148, 119, 125: 148 red, 119 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94777D?: The complementary color is #77948E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94777D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.