What color is #9B8387?

#9B8387 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8387?

The RGB value is 155, 131, 135: 155 red, 131 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8387?

The complementary color is #839B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8387?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8387 color

#9B8387 rgb(155, 131, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B8387 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 51.4% green and 52.9% blue (155, 131, 135).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 13% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#9B8387 color codes

HEX	`#9B8387`
RGB	`rgb(155, 131, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 51.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 13%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.03, 9.83, 1.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.03, 9.91, 7.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.007, 24.951, 26.363)`
Decimal	`10191751`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8387, 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 #9B8387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8387 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #9B8387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8387; }
.text { color: #9b8387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 131 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8387, #9b8b83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9B8387?: #9B8387 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8387?: The RGB value is 155, 131, 135: 155 red, 131 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8387?: The complementary color is #839B97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8387?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.