What color is #978182?

#978182 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978182?

The RGB value is 151, 129, 130: 151 red, 129 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978182?

The complementary color is #819796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978182?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978182 color

#978182 rgb(151, 129, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978182 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 50.6% green and 51% blue (151, 129, 130).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 14% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#978182 color codes

HEX	`#978182`
RGB	`rgb(151, 129, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 50.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 14%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.98, 8.56, 2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.98, 8.94, 16.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.642, 23.892, 24.428)`
Decimal	`9929090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978182, 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 #978182	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978182 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #978182 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978182; }
.text { color: #978182; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978182; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 129 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978182, #978b81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #978182?: #978182 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978182?: The RGB value is 151, 129, 130: 151 red, 129 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978182?: The complementary color is #819796, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978182?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.