What color is #9B8786?

#9B8786 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8786?

The RGB value is 155, 135, 134: 155 red, 135 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8786?

The complementary color is #869A9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8786?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8786 color

#9B8786 rgb(155, 135, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B8786 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 52.9% green and 52.5% blue (155, 135, 134).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 14% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#9B8786 color codes

HEX	`#9B8786`
RGB	`rgb(155, 135, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 52.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 14%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 14%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.05, 7.38, 3.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.05, 8.09, 24.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.484, 26.018, 26.177)`
Decimal	`10192774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8786, 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 #9B8786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8786 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #9B8786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8786; }
.text { color: #9b8786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 135 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8786, #9b9286); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9B8786?: #9B8786 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8786?: The RGB value is 155, 135, 134: 155 red, 135 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8786?: The complementary color is #869A9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8786?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.