What color is #9B8C89?

#9B8C89 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B8C89?

The RGB value is 155, 140, 137: 155 red, 140 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B8C89?

The complementary color is #89989B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B8C89?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B8C89 color

#9B8C89 rgb(155, 140, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B8C89 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 54.9% green and 53.7% blue (155, 140, 137).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 8% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 12% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.51:1).

#9B8C89 color codes

HEX	`#9B8C89`
RGB	`rgb(155, 140, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 54.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 8%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 12%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 12%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.46, 5.07, 3.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.46, 6.24, 35.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.411, 27.531, 27.532)`
Decimal	`10194057`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B8C89, 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 #9B8C89	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B8C89 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.51:1	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 #9B8C89 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b8c89; }
.text { color: #9b8c89; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b8c89; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 140 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b8c89, #9b9589); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9B8C89?: #9B8C89 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B8C89?: The RGB value is 155, 140, 137: 155 red, 140 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B8C89?: The complementary color is #89989B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B8C89?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.51:1 and white text 3.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.