What color is #9A8C85?

#9A8C85 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 #9A8C85?

The RGB value is 154, 140, 133: 154 red, 140 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8C85?

The complementary color is #85939A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8C85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8C85 color

#9A8C85 rgb(154, 140, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A8C85 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 54.9% green and 52.2% blue (154, 140, 133).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 9% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 14% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#9A8C85 color codes

HEX	`#9A8C85`
RGB	`rgb(154, 140, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 54.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 9%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 14%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 14%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.27, 3.99, 5.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.27, 6.9, 54.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.938, 27.32, 26.04)`
Decimal	`10128517`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8C85, 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 #9A8C85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8C85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	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 #9A8C85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8c85; }
.text { color: #9a8c85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8c85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 140 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8c85, #9a9785); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9A8C85?: #9A8C85 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 #9A8C85?: The RGB value is 154, 140, 133: 154 red, 140 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8C85?: The complementary color is #85939A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8C85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.46:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.