What color is #9C8589?

#9C8589 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C8589?

The RGB value is 156, 133, 137: 156 red, 133 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8589?

The complementary color is #859C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8589 color

#9C8589 rgb(156, 133, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C8589 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 52.2% green and 53.7% blue (156, 133, 137).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 10% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 12% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#9C8589 color codes

HEX	`#9C8589`
RGB	`rgb(156, 133, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 52.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 10%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 15%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 12%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.7, 9.42, 1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.7, 9.48, 6.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.613, 25.65, 27.211)`
Decimal	`10257801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8589, 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 #9C8589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	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 #9C8589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8589; }
.text { color: #9c8589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 133 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8589, #9c8c85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9C8589?: #9C8589 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C8589?: The RGB value is 156, 133, 137: 156 red, 133 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8589?: The complementary color is #859C98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.