What color is #9A8F82?

#9A8F82 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A8F82?

The RGB value is 154, 143, 130: 154 red, 143 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A8F82?

The complementary color is #828D9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A8F82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A8F82 color

#9A8F82 rgb(154, 143, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9A8F82 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 56.1% green and 51% blue (154, 143, 130).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 16% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#9A8F82 color codes

HEX	`#9A8F82`
RGB	`rgb(154, 143, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 56.1%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 16%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 16%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60, 1.8, 8.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60, 8.58, 77.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.178, 28.127, 25.112)`
Decimal	`10129282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A8F82, 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 #9A8F82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A8F82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	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 #9A8F82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a8f82; }
.text { color: #9a8f82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a8f82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 143 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a8f82, #999a82); }

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Questions

What color is #9A8F82?: #9A8F82 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A8F82?: The RGB value is 154, 143, 130: 154 red, 143 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A8F82?: The complementary color is #828D9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A8F82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 and white text 3.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.