What color is #9A807C?

#9A807C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A807C?

The RGB value is 154, 128, 124: 154 red, 128 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A807C?

The complementary color is #7C969A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A807C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A807C color

#9A807C rgb(154, 128, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A807C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 50.2% green and 48.6% blue (154, 128, 124).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 19% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#9A807C color codes

HEX	`#9A807C`
RGB	`rgb(154, 128, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 50.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 19%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 19%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.85, 9.3, 5.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.85, 11.01, 32.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.684, 23.764, 22.352)`
Decimal	`10125436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A807C, 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 #9A807C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A807C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #9A807C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a807c; }
.text { color: #9a807c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a807c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 128 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a807c, #9a8f7c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A807C?: #9A807C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A807C?: The RGB value is 154, 128, 124: 154 red, 128 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A807C?: The complementary color is #7C969A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A807C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.