What color is #947971?

#947971 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947971?

The RGB value is 148, 121, 113: 148 red, 121 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947971?

The complementary color is #718C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947971?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947971 color

#947971 rgb(148, 121, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #947971 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 47.5% green and 44.3% blue (148, 121, 113).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 24% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#947971 color codes

HEX	`#947971`
RGB	`rgb(148, 121, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 47.5%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 24%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.13, 9.17, 8.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.13, 12.39, 42.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.031, 21.164, 18.544)`
Decimal	`9730417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947971, 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 #947971	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947971 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #947971 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947971; }
.text { color: #947971; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947971; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 121 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947971, #948b71); }

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Questions

What color is #947971?: #947971 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947971?: The RGB value is 148, 121, 113: 148 red, 121 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947971?: The complementary color is #718C94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947971?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.