What color is #967478?

#967478 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #967478?

The RGB value is 150, 116, 120: 150 red, 116 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #967478?

The complementary color is #749692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967478?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#967478 color

#967478 rgb(150, 116, 120)

Shades of red

The hex color #967478 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 45.5% green and 47.1% blue (150, 116, 120).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 20% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#967478 color codes

HEX	`#967478`
RGB	`rgb(150, 116, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 45.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 23%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 20%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.21, 13.97, 2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.21, 14.28, 11.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.213, 20.332, 20.52)`
Decimal	`9860216`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #967478, 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 #967478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #967478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967478; }
.text { color: #967478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 116 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967478, #968174); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #967478?: #967478 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #967478?: The RGB value is 150, 116, 120: 150 red, 116 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #967478?: The complementary color is #749692, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967478?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.