Information about #917E7E color

#917E7E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#917E7E falls into the Red Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(145, 126, 126) — 56.9% red, 49.4% green, 49.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 7 / 43. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #917E7E reads as a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Tom (#92827F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Opium (#987E7E) and Venus (#8B7D82).

In RGB terms — rgb(145, 126, 126) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #917E7E: 5.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #917E7E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#917E7E color variations

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#917E7E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #917E7E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Tom color link
Tom

#92827F

Opium color link
Opium

#987E7E

Venus color link
Venus

#8B7D82

Cinereous color link
Cinereous

#98817B

Hurricane color link
Hurricane

#8B7E77

Dry Creek color link
Dry Creek

#9A7F7C

Schooner color link
Schooner

#8D8478

Eighth Felix color link
Eighth Felix

#897C79

Bona Fide color link
Bona Fide

#97777B

Ironhide color link
Ironhide

#8F8476

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#917E7E
  • RGB145, 126, 126
  • CMYK0, 7, 7, 43
  • CSSrgb(145, 126, 126)
  • HSL0°, 8%, 53%
  • HSL Precise0°, 7.95%, 53.137%
  • HSV0°, 13%, 57%
  • HSB0°, 13%, 57%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.569, 0.494, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.569, 0.494, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.569, 0.494, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB56.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID917E7E
  • DECIMAL ID9535102
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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