What color is #9D7979?

#9D7979 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D7979?

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

What is the complementary color of #9D7979?

The complementary color is #799D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D7979?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D7979 color

#9D7979 rgb(157, 121, 121)

Shades of red

The hex color #9D7979 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 23% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#9D7979 color codes

HEX	`#9D7979`
RGB	`rgb(157, 121, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 47.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 23%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.26, 14.01, 5.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.26, 15.02, 21.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.193, 22.224, 21.101)`
Decimal	`10320249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D7979, 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 #9D7979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D7979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #9D7979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d7979; }
.text { color: #9d7979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d7979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 121 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d7979, #9d8b79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9D7979?: #9D7979 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D7979?: The RGB value is 157, 121, 121: 157 red, 121 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D7979?: The complementary color is #799D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D7979?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.