What color is #977272?

#977272 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #977272?

The RGB value is 151, 114, 114: 151 red, 114 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #977272?

The complementary color is #729797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #977272?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#977272 color

#977272 rgb(151, 114, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #977272 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 44.7% green and 44.7% blue (151, 114, 114).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 25% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#977272 color codes

HEX	`#977272`
RGB	`rgb(151, 114, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 44.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 25%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 25%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.64, 14.57, 5.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.64, 15.64, 21.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.817, 19.83, 18.595)`
Decimal	`9925234`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #977272, 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 #977272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#977272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #977272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #977272; }
.text { color: #977272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #977272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 114 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #977272, #978572); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #977272?: #977272 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #977272?: The RGB value is 151, 114, 114: 151 red, 114 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #977272?: The complementary color is #729797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #977272?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.