What color is #9A8087?

#9A8087 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8087?

The RGB value is 154, 128, 135: 154 red, 128 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8087?

The complementary color is #809A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8087?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8087 color

#9A8087 rgb(154, 128, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A8087 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 50.2% green and 52.9% blue (154, 128, 135).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 11% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 12% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.81:1).

#9A8087 color codes

HEX	`#9A8087`
RGB	`rgb(154, 128, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 50.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 11%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 17%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 12%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.15, 11.16, -0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.15, 11.16, 359.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.419, 24.058, 26.222)`
Decimal	`10125447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8087, 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 #9A8087	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8087 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.81:1	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 #9A8087 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8087; }
.text { color: #9a8087; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8087; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 128 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8087, #9a8680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9A8087?: #9A8087 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8087?: The RGB value is 154, 128, 135: 154 red, 128 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8087?: The complementary color is #809A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8087?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.81:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.