What color is #9E7878?

#9E7878 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E7878?

The RGB value is 158, 120, 120: 158 red, 120 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E7878?

The complementary color is #789E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E7878?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E7878 color

#9E7878 rgb(158, 120, 120)

Shades of red

The hex color #9E7878 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 47.1% green and 47.1% blue (158, 120, 120).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 24% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#9E7878 color codes

HEX	`#9E7878`
RGB	`rgb(158, 120, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 47.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 24%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.09, 14.83, 5.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.09, 15.9, 21.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.207, 22.059, 20.748)`
Decimal	`10385528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E7878, 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 #9E7878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E7878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	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 #9E7878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e7878; }
.text { color: #9e7878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e7878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 120 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e7878, #9e8b78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9E7878?: #9E7878 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E7878?: The RGB value is 158, 120, 120: 158 red, 120 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E7878?: The complementary color is #789E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E7878?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.41:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.