What color is #9C8081?

#9C8081 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8081?

The RGB value is 156, 128, 129: 156 red, 128 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8081?

The complementary color is #809C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8081?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8081 color

#9C8081 rgb(156, 128, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C8081 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 50.2% green and 50.6% blue (156, 128, 129).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 17% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#9C8081 color codes

HEX	`#9C8081`
RGB	`rgb(156, 128, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 50.2%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 18%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 17%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.18, 10.9, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.18, 11.45, 17.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.392, 24.092, 24.077)`
Decimal	`10256513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8081, 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 #9C8081	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8081 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #9C8081 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8081; }
.text { color: #9c8081; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8081; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 128 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8081, #9c8d80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9C8081?: #9C8081 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8081?: The RGB value is 156, 128, 129: 156 red, 128 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8081?: The complementary color is #809C9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8081?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.