What color is #9D8279?

#9D8279 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D8279?

The RGB value is 157, 130, 121: 157 red, 130 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D8279?

The complementary color is #79949D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D8279?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D8279 color

#9D8279 rgb(157, 130, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D8279 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 51% green and 47.5% blue (157, 130, 121).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 23% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Hemp (#987D73), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#9D8279 color codes

HEX	`#9D8279`
RGB	`rgb(157, 130, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 51%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 23%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 23%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.6, 8.87, 8.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.6, 12.45, 44.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.339, 24.515, 21.483)`
Decimal	`10322553`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D8279, 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 #9D8279	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D8279 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #9D8279 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d8279; }
.text { color: #9d8279; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8279; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 130 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d8279, #9d9479); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D8279?: #9D8279 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Hemp. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D8279?: The RGB value is 157, 130, 121: 157 red, 130 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D8279?: The complementary color is #79949D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D8279?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.