What color is #9A797F?

#9A797F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A797F?

The RGB value is 154, 121, 127: 154 red, 121 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A797F?

The complementary color is #799A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A797F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A797F color

#9A797F rgb(154, 121, 127)

Shades of red

The hex color #9A797F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 47.5% green and 49.8% blue (154, 121, 127).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 14% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#9A797F color codes

HEX	`#9A797F`
RGB	`rgb(154, 121, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 47.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 14%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 21%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.11, 13.81, 1.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.11, 13.91, 6.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.995, 22.078, 23.072)`
Decimal	`10123647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A797F, 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 #9A797F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A797F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #9A797F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a797f; }
.text { color: #9a797f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a797f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 121 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a797f, #9a8479); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9A797F?: #9A797F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A797F?: The RGB value is 154, 121, 127: 154 red, 121 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A797F?: The complementary color is #799A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A797F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.