What color is #9D777C?

#9D777C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D777C?

The RGB value is 157, 119, 124: 157 red, 119 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D777C?

The complementary color is #779D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D777C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D777C color

#9D777C rgb(157, 119, 124)

Shades of red

The hex color #9D777C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 46.7% green and 48.6% blue (157, 119, 124).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 16% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 21% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#9D777C color codes

HEX	`#9D777C`
RGB	`rgb(157, 119, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 46.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 16%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 21%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.83, 15.64, 3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.83, 15.93, 10.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.14, 21.818, 22.005)`
Decimal	`10319740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D777C, 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 #9D777C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D777C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #9D777C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d777c; }
.text { color: #9d777c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d777c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 119 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d777c, #9d8577); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9D777C?: #9D777C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D777C?: The RGB value is 157, 119, 124: 157 red, 119 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D777C?: The complementary color is #779D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D777C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.