What color is #9B878C?

#9B878C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B878C?

The RGB value is 155, 135, 140: 155 red, 135 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B878C?

The complementary color is #879B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B878C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B878C color

#9B878C rgb(155, 135, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B878C is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 52.9% green and 54.9% blue (155, 135, 140).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 9% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 10% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Mighty Mauve (#8F7F85), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#9B878C color codes

HEX	`#9B878C`
RGB	`rgb(155, 135, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 52.9%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 9%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 13%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 10%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.22, 8.43, 0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.22, 8.44, 0.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.915, 26.191, 28.443)`
Decimal	`10192780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B878C, 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 #9B878C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B878C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #9B878C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b878c; }
.text { color: #9b878c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b878c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 135 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b878c, #9b8c87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9B878C?: #9B878C is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Mighty Mauve. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B878C?: The RGB value is 155, 135, 140: 155 red, 135 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B878C?: The complementary color is #879B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B878C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.