What color is #9B8B83?

#9B8B83 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8B83?

The RGB value is 155, 139, 131: 155 red, 139 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8B83?

The complementary color is #83939B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8B83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8B83 color

#9B8B83 rgb(155, 139, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B8B83 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 54.5% green and 51.4% blue (155, 139, 131).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#9B8B83 color codes

HEX	`#9B8B83`
RGB	`rgb(155, 139, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 54.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 15%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.04, 4.6, 6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.04, 7.93, 54.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.847, 27.073, 25.28)`
Decimal	`10193795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8B83, 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 #9B8B83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8B83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #9B8B83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8b83; }
.text { color: #9b8b83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8b83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 139 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8b83, #9b9783); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9B8B83?: #9B8B83 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8B83?: The RGB value is 155, 139, 131: 155 red, 139 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8B83?: The complementary color is #83939B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8B83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.