What color is #978383?

#978383 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #978383?

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

What is the complementary color of #978383?

The complementary color is #839797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #978383?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#978383 color

#978383 rgb(151, 131, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #978383 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 9% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 13% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.89:1).

#978383 color codes

HEX	`#978383`
RGB	`rgb(151, 131, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.2%, 51.4%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 9%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 13%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 13%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.54, 7.6, 2.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.54, 8.1, 20.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.975, 24.451, 24.872)`
Decimal	`9929603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #978383, 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 #978383	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#978383 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.89:1	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 #978383 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #978383; }
.text { color: #978383; }
.border { border: 2px solid #978383; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(151 131 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #978383, #978d83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #978383?: #978383 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #978383?: The RGB value is 151, 131, 131: 151 red, 131 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #978383?: The complementary color is #839797, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #978383?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.89:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.