What color is #9B807C?

#9B807C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B807C?

The RGB value is 155, 128, 124: 155 red, 128 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B807C?

The complementary color is #7C979B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B807C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B807C color

#9B807C rgb(155, 128, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B807C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 50.2% green and 48.6% blue (155, 128, 124).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 13% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 20% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#9B807C color codes

HEX	`#9B807C`
RGB	`rgb(155, 128, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 50.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 13%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 20%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 20%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.95, 9.69, 6.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.95, 11.43, 31.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.875, 23.863, 22.361)`
Decimal	`10190972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B807C, 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 #9B807C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B807C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	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 #9B807C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b807c; }
.text { color: #9b807c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b807c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 128 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b807c, #9b907c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B807C?: #9B807C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B807C?: The RGB value is 155, 128, 124: 155 red, 128 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B807C?: The complementary color is #7C979B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B807C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 and white text 3.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.