Information about #947F7B color

#947F7B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#947F7B falls into the Red Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(148, 127, 123) — 58% red, 49.8% green, 48.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 10 / 42. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #947F7B reads as a softly toned earthy red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cinereous (#98817B). Slightly further away sit Opium (#987E7E) and Tom (#92827F).

In RGB terms — rgb(148, 127, 123) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #947F7B: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#947F7B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#947F7B 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 #947F7B

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

Cinereous color link
Cinereous

#98817B

Opium color link
Opium

#987E7E

Tom color link
Tom

#92827F

Dry Creek color link
Dry Creek

#9A7F7C

Silver Grey color link
Silver Grey

#97867C

Jetsam Brown color link
Jetsam Brown

#948575

Bona Fide color link
Bona Fide

#97777B

Ironhide color link
Ironhide

#8F8476

Bazaar color link
Bazaar

#98777B

Schooner color link
Schooner

#8D8478

Hemp color link
Hemp

#987D73

Almond Frost color link
Almond Frost

#9A8678

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#947F7B
  • RGB148, 127, 123
  • CMYK0, 8, 10, 42
  • CSSrgb(148, 127, 123)
  • HSL10°, 10%, 53%
  • HSL Precise9.6°, 10.46%, 53.137%
  • HSV10°, 17%, 58%
  • HSB10°, 17%, 58%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.580
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.498
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.580, 0.498, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.580, 0.498, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.580, 0.498, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB58%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB49.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID947F7B
  • DECIMAL ID9731963
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01