What color is #967875?

#967875 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #967875?

The RGB value is 150, 120, 117: 150 red, 120 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #967875?

The complementary color is #759396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967875?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#967875 color

#967875 rgb(150, 120, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #967875 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 47.1% green and 45.9% blue (150, 120, 117).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 14% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 22% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#967875 color codes

HEX	`#967875`
RGB	`rgb(150, 120, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 47.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 14%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 22%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 22%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.17, 11.18, 6.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.17, 12.73, 28.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.505, 21.202, 19.733)`
Decimal	`9861237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #967875, 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 #967875	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967875 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #967875 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967875; }
.text { color: #967875; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967875; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 120 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967875, #968975); }

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Questions

What color is #967875?: #967875 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #967875?: The RGB value is 150, 120, 117: 150 red, 120 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #967875?: The complementary color is #759396, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967875?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.