What color is #9A897F?

#9A897F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A897F?

The RGB value is 154, 137, 127: 154 red, 137 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A897F?

The complementary color is #7F909A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A897F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A897F color

#9A897F rgb(154, 137, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A897F is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 53.7% green and 49.8% blue (154, 137, 127).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 18% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#9A897F color codes

HEX	`#9A897F`
RGB	`rgb(154, 137, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 53.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 18%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 18%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.32, 4.68, 7.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.32, 9.01, 58.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.103, 26.294, 23.775)`
Decimal	`10127743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A897F, 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 #9A897F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A897F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #9A897F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a897f; }
.text { color: #9a897f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a897f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 137 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a897f, #9a977f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9A897F?: #9A897F is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A897F?: The RGB value is 154, 137, 127: 154 red, 137 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A897F?: The complementary color is #7F909A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A897F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.