What color is #978183?

#978183 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978183?

The RGB value is 151, 129, 131: 151 red, 129 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #978183?

The complementary color is #819795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978183?

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.

#978183 color

#978183 rgb(151, 129, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978183 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.2% red, 50.6% green and 51.4% blue (151, 129, 131).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#978183 color codes

HEX	`#978183`
RGB	`rgb(151, 129, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 50.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 13%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.01, 8.74, 2.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.01, 8.97, 13.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.709, 23.919, 24.784)`
Decimal	`9929091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978183, 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 #978183	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978183 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 #978183 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978183; }
.text { color: #978183; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978183; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 129 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978183, #978a81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #978183?: #978183 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978183?: The RGB value is 151, 129, 131: 151 red, 129 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978183?: The complementary color is #819795, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978183?: 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.