What color is #9B7377?

#9B7377 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B7377?

The RGB value is 155, 115, 119: 155 red, 115 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7377?

The complementary color is #739B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B7377 color

#9B7377 rgb(155, 115, 119)

Shades of red

The hex color #9B7377 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 45.1% green and 46.7% blue (155, 115, 119).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 17% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 23% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#9B7377 color codes

HEX	`#9B7377`
RGB	`rgb(155, 115, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 45.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 17%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 26%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 26%, 23%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.47, 16.36, 3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.47, 16.83, 13.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.978, 20.563, 20.208)`
Decimal	`10187639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7377, 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 #9B7377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #9B7377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7377; }
.text { color: #9b7377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 115 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7377, #9b8373); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B7377?: #9B7377 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B7377?: The RGB value is 155, 115, 119: 155 red, 115 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7377?: The complementary color is #739B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.