What color is #9B8B84?

#9B8B84 is a grayish orange known as Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ruins of Metal?

The RGB value is 155, 139, 132: 155 red, 139 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ruins of Metal?

The complementary color is #84949B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8B84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ruins of Metal color: hex code #9B8B84

#9B8B84 rgb(155, 139, 132)

Shades of gray

Ruins of Metal has the hex code #9B8B84. It is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 54.5% green and 51.8% blue (155, 139, 132).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 10% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 39% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84) color codes

HEX	`#9B8B84`
RGB	`rgb(155, 139, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 54.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 10%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 15%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.07, 4.77, 5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.07, 7.61, 51.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.915, 27.1, 25.638)`
Decimal	`10193796`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ruins of Metal, 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 #9B8B84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8B84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	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 #9B8B84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8b84; }
.text { color: #9b8b84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8b84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 139 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8b84, #9b9684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

See #9B8B84 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9B8B84?: #9B8B84 is a grayish orange known as Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ruins of Metal?: The RGB value is 155, 139, 132: 155 red, 139 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ruins of Metal?: The complementary color is #84949B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8B84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.