What color is #967877?

#967877 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #967877?

The RGB value is 150, 120, 119: 150 red, 120 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #967877?

The complementary color is #779596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #967877?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#967877 color

#967877 rgb(150, 120, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #967877 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 47.1% green and 46.7% blue (150, 120, 119).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 13% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 21% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#967877 color codes

HEX	`#967877`
RGB	`rgb(150, 120, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 47.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 13%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 21%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 21%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.22, 11.5, 4.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.22, 12.53, 23.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.624, 21.25, 20.359)`
Decimal	`9861239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #967877, 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 #967877	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#967877 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #967877 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #967877; }
.text { color: #967877; }
.border { border: 2px solid #967877; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 120 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #967877, #968877); }

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Questions

What color is #967877?: #967877 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #967877?: The RGB value is 150, 120, 119: 150 red, 120 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #967877?: The complementary color is #779596, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #967877?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.