What color is #9D828A?

#9D828A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D828A?

The RGB value is 157, 130, 138: 157 red, 130 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D828A?

The complementary color is #829D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D828A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D828A color

#9D828A rgb(157, 130, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D828A is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 51% green and 54.1% blue (157, 130, 138).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 12% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#9D828A color codes

HEX	`#9D828A`
RGB	`rgb(157, 130, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 51%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 12%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.05, 11.69, -0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.05, 11.69, 357.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.474, 24.969, 27.465)`
Decimal	`10322570`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D828A, 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 #9D828A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D828A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #9D828A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d828a; }
.text { color: #9d828a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d828a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 130 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d828a, #9d8882); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9D828A?: #9D828A is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D828A?: The RGB value is 157, 130, 138: 157 red, 130 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D828A?: The complementary color is #829D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D828A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.