What color is #9A8A85?

#9A8A85 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8A85?

The RGB value is 154, 138, 133: 154 red, 138 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8A85?

The complementary color is #85959A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8A85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8A85 color

#9A8A85 rgb(154, 138, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A8A85 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 54.1% green and 52.2% blue (154, 138, 133).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#9A8A85 color codes

HEX	`#9A8A85`
RGB	`rgb(154, 138, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 54.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.73, 5.12, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.73, 7.06, 43.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.648, 26.741, 25.943)`
Decimal	`10128005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8A85, 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 #9A8A85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8A85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #9A8A85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8a85; }
.text { color: #9a8a85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8a85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 138 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8a85, #9a9485); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9A8A85?: #9A8A85 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8A85?: The RGB value is 154, 138, 133: 154 red, 138 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8A85?: The complementary color is #85959A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8A85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.