What color is #947879?

#947879 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947879?

The RGB value is 148, 120, 121: 148 red, 120 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947879?

The complementary color is #789493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947879?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947879 color

#947879 rgb(148, 120, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #947879 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 47.1% green and 47.5% blue (148, 120, 121).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 18% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#947879 color codes

HEX	`#947879`
RGB	`rgb(148, 120, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 47.1%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.07, 11.04, 3.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.07, 11.6, 17.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.38, 21.11, 20.981)`
Decimal	`9730169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947879, 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 #947879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #947879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947879; }
.text { color: #947879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 120 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947879, #948578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #947879?: #947879 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947879?: The RGB value is 148, 120, 121: 148 red, 120 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947879?: The complementary color is #789493, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947879?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.