What color is #978180?

#978180 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978180?

The RGB value is 151, 129, 128: 151 red, 129 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978180?

The complementary color is #809697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978180?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978180 color

#978180 rgb(151, 129, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978180 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 50.6% green and 50.2% blue (151, 129, 128).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#978180 color codes

HEX	`#978180`
RGB	`rgb(151, 129, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 50.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.93, 8.22, 3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.93, 9, 23.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.509, 23.839, 23.728)`
Decimal	`9929088`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978180, 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 #978180	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978180 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #978180 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978180; }
.text { color: #978180; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978180; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 129 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978180, #978c80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #978180?: #978180 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978180?: The RGB value is 151, 129, 128: 151 red, 129 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978180?: The complementary color is #809697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978180?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.