What color is #957978?

#957978 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #957978?

The RGB value is 149, 121, 120: 149 red, 121 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #957978?

The complementary color is #789495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #957978?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#957978 color

#957978 rgb(149, 121, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #957978 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 47.5% green and 47.1% blue (149, 121, 120).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 12% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 19% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#957978 color codes

HEX	`#957978`
RGB	`rgb(149, 121, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 47.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 12%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 19%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 19%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.41, 10.69, 4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.41, 11.66, 23.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.622, 21.421, 20.709)`
Decimal	`9795960`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #957978, 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 #957978	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#957978 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #957978 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #957978; }
.text { color: #957978; }
.border { border: 2px solid #957978; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 121 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #957978, #958878); }

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Questions

What color is #957978?: #957978 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #957978?: The RGB value is 149, 121, 120: 149 red, 121 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #957978?: The complementary color is #789495, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #957978?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.