What color is #9A8E7B?

#9A8E7B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8E7B?

The RGB value is 154, 142, 123: 154 red, 142 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8E7B?

The complementary color is #7B879A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8E7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8E7B color

#9A8E7B rgb(154, 142, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A8E7B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 55.7% green and 48.2% blue (154, 142, 123).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 13% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 20% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Shipwreck (#968772), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#9A8E7B color codes

HEX	`#9A8E7B`
RGB	`rgb(154, 142, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 55.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 13%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 20%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 20%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.57, 1.22, 11.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.57, 11.81, 84.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.575, 27.647, 22.671)`
Decimal	`10129019`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8E7B, 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 #9A8E7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8E7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	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 #9A8E7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8e7b; }
.text { color: #9a8e7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8e7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 142 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8e7b, #969a7b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9A8E7B?: #9A8E7B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Shipwreck. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8E7B?: The RGB value is 154, 142, 123: 154 red, 142 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8E7B?: The complementary color is #7B879A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8E7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.53:1 and white text 3.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.