What color is #9B8088?

#9B8088 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8088?

The RGB value is 155, 128, 136: 155 red, 128 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8088?

The complementary color is #809B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8088?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8088 color

#9B8088 rgb(155, 128, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B8088 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 50.2% green and 53.3% blue (155, 128, 136).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 12% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 12% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#9B8088 color codes

HEX	`#9B8088`
RGB	`rgb(155, 128, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 50.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 12%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 17%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 12%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.27, 11.72, -0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.27, 11.73, 357.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.68, 24.185, 26.603)`
Decimal	`10190984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8088, 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 #9B8088	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8088 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	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 #9B8088 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8088; }
.text { color: #9b8088; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8088; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 128 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8088, #9b8680); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9B8088?: #9B8088 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8088?: The RGB value is 155, 128, 136: 155 red, 128 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8088?: The complementary color is #809B93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8088?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.84:1 and white text 3.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.