What color is #9B9283?

#9B9283 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B9283?

The RGB value is 155, 146, 131: 155 red, 146 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B9283?

The complementary color is #838C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B9283?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B9283 color

#9B9283 rgb(155, 146, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9B9283 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 57.3% green and 51.4% blue (155, 146, 131).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 11% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 15% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Smoking Mirror (#A29587), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.83:1).

#9B9283 color codes

HEX	`#9B9283`
RGB	`rgb(155, 146, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 57.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 11%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 15%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.93, 0.68, 9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.93, 9.17, 85.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.893, 29.165, 25.628)`
Decimal	`10195587`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B9283, 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 #9B9283	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B9283 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.83:1	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 #9B9283 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b9283; }
.text { color: #9b9283; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b9283; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 146 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b9283, #989b83); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #9B9283?: #9B9283 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B9283?: The RGB value is 155, 146, 131: 155 red, 146 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B9283?: The complementary color is #838C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B9283?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.83:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.