What color is #978281?

#978281 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978281?

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

What is the complementary color of #978281?

The complementary color is #819697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978281 color

#978281 rgb(151, 130, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978281 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 3°, with 10% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 15% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#978281 color codes

HEX	`#978281`
RGB	`rgb(151, 130, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 51%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 10%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 15%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 15%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.22, 7.82, 3.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.22, 8.57, 24.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.707, 24.13, 24.121)`
Decimal	`9929345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978281, 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 #978281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	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 #978281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978281; }
.text { color: #978281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 130 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978281, #978d81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #978281?: #978281 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978281?: The RGB value is 151, 130, 129: 151 red, 130 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978281?: The complementary color is #819697, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.83:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.