What color is #947E7D?

#947E7D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #947E7D?

The RGB value is 148, 126, 125: 148 red, 126 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #947E7D?

The complementary color is #7D9394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #947E7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#947E7D color

#947E7D rgb(148, 126, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #947E7D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 49.4% green and 49% blue (148, 126, 125).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 10% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 16% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#947E7D color codes

HEX	`#947E7D`
RGB	`rgb(148, 126, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 49.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 10%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 16%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 16%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.76, 8.26, 3.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.76, 9.04, 23.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.375, 22.699, 22.548)`
Decimal	`9731709`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #947E7D, 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 #947E7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#947E7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	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 #947E7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #947e7d; }
.text { color: #947e7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #947e7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 126 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #947e7d, #948a7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #947E7D?: #947E7D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #947E7D?: The RGB value is 148, 126, 125: 148 red, 126 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #947E7D?: The complementary color is #7D9394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #947E7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.54:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.