What color is #947C80?

#947C80 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947C80?

The RGB value is 148, 124, 128: 148 red, 124 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947C80?

The complementary color is #7C9490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947C80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947C80 color

#947C80 rgb(148, 124, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #947C80 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 48.6% green and 50.2% blue (148, 124, 128).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 10% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 14% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#947C80 color codes

HEX	`#947C80`
RGB	`rgb(148, 124, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 48.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 10%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 14%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.31, 9.93, 1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.31, 10.01, 7.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.317, 22.27, 23.488)`
Decimal	`9731200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947C80, 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 #947C80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947C80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #947C80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947c80; }
.text { color: #947c80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947c80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 124 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947c80, #94847c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #947C80?: #947C80 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947C80?: The RGB value is 148, 124, 128: 148 red, 124 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947C80?: The complementary color is #7C9490, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947C80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.