What color is #9B7375?

#9B7375 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B7375?

The RGB value is 155, 115, 117: 155 red, 115 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7375?

The complementary color is #739B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7375?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B7375 color

#9B7375 rgb(155, 115, 117)

Shades of red

The hex color #9B7375 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 45.1% green and 45.9% blue (155, 115, 117).

Its hue angle is 357°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 25% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#9B7375 color codes

HEX	`#9B7375`
RGB	`rgb(155, 115, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 45.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(357, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(357, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 25%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.42, 16.05, 5.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.42, 16.83, 17.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.86, 20.516, 19.582)`
Decimal	`10187637`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7375, 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 #9B7375	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7375 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #9B7375 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7375; }
.text { color: #9b7375; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7375; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 115 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7375, #9b8573); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9B7375?: #9B7375 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B7375?: The RGB value is 155, 115, 117: 155 red, 115 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7375?: The complementary color is #739B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7375?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.