What color is #9D767E?

#9D767E 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 #9D767E?

The RGB value is 157, 118, 126: 157 red, 118 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D767E?

The complementary color is #769D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D767E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D767E color

#9D767E rgb(157, 118, 126)

Shades of red

The hex color #9D767E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 46.3% green and 49.4% blue (157, 118, 126).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 17% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 20% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#9D767E color codes

HEX	`#9D767E`
RGB	`rgb(157, 118, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 46.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 17%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 25%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 20%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.63, 16.53, 1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.63, 16.61, 5.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.149, 21.632, 22.638)`
Decimal	`10319486`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D767E, 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 #9D767E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D767E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #9D767E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d767e; }
.text { color: #9d767e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d767e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 118 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d767e, #9d8276); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D767E?: #9D767E 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 #9D767E?: The RGB value is 157, 118, 126: 157 red, 118 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D767E?: The complementary color is #769D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D767E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.