What color is #9C8D88?

#9C8D88 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 #9C8D88?

The RGB value is 156, 141, 136: 156 red, 141 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C8D88?

The complementary color is #88979C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C8D88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C8D88 color

#9C8D88 rgb(156, 141, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9C8D88 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 55.3% green and 53.3% blue (156, 141, 136).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 9% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 13% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#9C8D88 color codes

HEX	`#9C8D88`
RGB	`rgb(156, 141, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 55.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 9%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 13%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 13%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.79, 4.72, 4.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.79, 6.66, 44.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.679, 27.896, 27.214)`
Decimal	`10259848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C8D88, 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 #9C8D88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C8D88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	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 #9C8D88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c8d88; }
.text { color: #9c8d88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c8d88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 141 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c8d88, #9c9788); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9C8D88?: #9C8D88 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 #9C8D88?: The RGB value is 156, 141, 136: 156 red, 141 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C8D88?: The complementary color is #88979C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C8D88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.58:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.