What color is #9D7973?

#9D7973 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D7973?

The RGB value is 157, 121, 115: 157 red, 121 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D7973?

The complementary color is #73979D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D7973?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D7973 color

#9D7973 rgb(157, 121, 115)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9D7973 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 47.5% green and 45.1% blue (157, 121, 115).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 27% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#9D7973 color codes

HEX	`#9D7973`
RGB	`rgb(157, 121, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 47.5%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 27%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 27%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.11, 13.1, 8.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.11, 15.72, 33.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.837, 22.082, 19.223)`
Decimal	`10320243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D7973, 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 #9D7973	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D7973 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #9D7973 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d7973; }
.text { color: #9d7973; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d7973; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 121 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d7973, #9d8e73); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D7973?: #9D7973 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D7973?: The RGB value is 157, 121, 115: 157 red, 121 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D7973?: The complementary color is #73979D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D7973?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.