What color is #947A7E?

#947A7E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947A7E?

The RGB value is 148, 122, 126: 148 red, 122 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947A7E?

The complementary color is #7A9490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947A7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947A7E color

#947A7E rgb(148, 122, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #947A7E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 47.8% green and 49.4% blue (148, 122, 126).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 15% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#947A7E color codes

HEX	`#947A7E`
RGB	`rgb(148, 122, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 47.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 15%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.73, 10.73, 1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.73, 10.85, 8.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.938, 21.722, 22.719)`
Decimal	`9730686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947A7E, 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 #947A7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947A7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #947A7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947a7e; }
.text { color: #947a7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947a7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 122 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947a7e, #94837a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #947A7E?: #947A7E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947A7E?: The RGB value is 148, 122, 126: 148 red, 122 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947A7E?: The complementary color is #7A9490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947A7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.