What color is #9B7E87?

#9B7E87 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B7E87?

The RGB value is 155, 126, 135: 155 red, 126 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7E87?

The complementary color is #7E9B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7E87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B7E87 color

#9B7E87 rgb(155, 126, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B7E87 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 49.4% green and 52.9% blue (155, 126, 135).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 13% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#9B7E87 color codes

HEX	`#9B7E87`
RGB	`rgb(155, 126, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 49.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 19%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 13%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.73, 12.69, -0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.73, 12.71, 357.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.351, 23.64, 26.145)`
Decimal	`10190471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7E87, 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 #9B7E87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7E87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #9B7E87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7e87; }
.text { color: #9b7e87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7e87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 126 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7e87, #9b847e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9B7E87?: #9B7E87 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B7E87?: The RGB value is 155, 126, 135: 155 red, 126 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7E87?: The complementary color is #7E9B92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7E87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.