What color is #9D807D?

#9D807D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D807D?

The RGB value is 157, 128, 125: 157 red, 128 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D807D?

The complementary color is #7D9A9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D807D?

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.

#9D807D color

#9D807D rgb(157, 128, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D807D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 50.2% green and 49% blue (157, 128, 125).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 20% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#9D807D color codes

HEX	`#9D807D`
RGB	`rgb(157, 128, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 50.2%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 20%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 20%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.18, 10.64, 5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.18, 12.13, 28.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.326, 24.088, 22.713)`
Decimal	`10322045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D807D, 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 #9D807D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D807D 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 #9D807D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d807d; }
.text { color: #9d807d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d807d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 128 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d807d, #9d907d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9D807D?: #9D807D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D807D?: The RGB value is 157, 128, 125: 157 red, 128 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D807D?: The complementary color is #7D9A9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D807D?: 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.