What color is #9B7F7C?

#9B7F7C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B7F7C?

The RGB value is 155, 127, 124: 155 red, 127 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B7F7C?

The complementary color is #7C989B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B7F7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B7F7C color

#9B7F7C rgb(155, 127, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B7F7C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 49.8% green and 48.6% blue (155, 127, 124).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 20% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#9B7F7C color codes

HEX	`#9B7F7C`
RGB	`rgb(155, 127, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 49.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 20%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 20%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.69, 10.26, 5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.69, 11.73, 28.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.745, 23.603, 22.317)`
Decimal	`10190716`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B7F7C, 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 #9B7F7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B7F7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #9B7F7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b7f7c; }
.text { color: #9b7f7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b7f7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 127 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b7f7c, #9b8f7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #9B7F7C?: #9B7F7C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B7F7C?: The RGB value is 155, 127, 124: 155 red, 127 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B7F7C?: The complementary color is #7C989B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B7F7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.