What color is #9D7A7B?

#9D7A7B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D7A7B?

The RGB value is 157, 122, 123: 157 red, 122 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D7A7B?

The complementary color is #7A9D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D7A7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D7A7B color

#9D7A7B rgb(157, 122, 123)

Shades of red

The hex color #9D7A7B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 47.8% green and 48.2% blue (157, 122, 123).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 22% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

#9D7A7B color codes

HEX	`#9D7A7B`
RGB	`rgb(157, 122, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 47.8%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 22%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.57, 13.75, 4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.57, 14.53, 18.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.44, 22.518, 21.794)`
Decimal	`10320507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D7A7B, 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 #9D7A7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D7A7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #9D7A7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d7a7b; }
.text { color: #9d7a7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d7a7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 122 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d7a7b, #9d8b7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9D7A7B?: #9D7A7B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D7A7B?: The RGB value is 157, 122, 123: 157 red, 122 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D7A7B?: The complementary color is #7A9D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D7A7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.