What color is #9B7A78?

#9B7A78 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B7A78?

The RGB value is 155, 122, 120: 155 red, 122 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7A78?

The complementary color is #78999B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7A78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B7A78 color

#9B7A78 rgb(155, 122, 120)

Shades of red

The hex color #9B7A78 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 47.8% green and 47.1% blue (155, 122, 120).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 15% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 23% yellow and 39% 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 5.45:1).

#9B7A78 color codes

HEX	`#9B7A78`
RGB	`rgb(155, 122, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 47.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 15%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 23%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 23%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.29, 12.49, 5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.29, 13.85, 25.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.867, 22.245, 20.802)`
Decimal	`10189432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7A78, 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 #9B7A78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7A78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #9B7A78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7a78; }
.text { color: #9b7a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7a78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 122 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7a78, #9b8c78); }

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Questions

What color is #9B7A78?: #9B7A78 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B7A78?: The RGB value is 155, 122, 120: 155 red, 122 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7A78?: The complementary color is #78999B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7A78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.