What color is #947B79?

#947B79 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947B79?

The RGB value is 148, 123, 121: 148 red, 123 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947B79?

The complementary color is #799294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947B79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947B79 color

#947B79 rgb(148, 123, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #947B79 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 48.2% green and 47.5% blue (148, 123, 121).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 11% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 18% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#947B79 color codes

HEX	`#947B79`
RGB	`rgb(148, 123, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 48.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 11%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 18%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.86, 9.31, 4.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.86, 10.43, 26.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.747, 21.843, 21.103)`
Decimal	`9730937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947B79, 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 #947B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #947B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947b79; }
.text { color: #947b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 123 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947b79, #948979); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #947B79?: #947B79 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947B79?: The RGB value is 148, 123, 121: 148 red, 123 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947B79?: The complementary color is #799294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947B79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.