What color is #9D8384?

#9D8384 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D8384?

The RGB value is 157, 131, 132: 157 red, 131 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D8384?

The complementary color is #839D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D8384?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D8384 color

#9D8384 rgb(157, 131, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D8384 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 51.4% green and 51.8% blue (157, 131, 132).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 16% 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 6.01:1).

#9D8384 color codes

HEX	`#9D8384`
RGB	`rgb(157, 131, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 51.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 16%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.14, 10.08, 3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.14, 10.57, 17.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.186, 25.067, 25.284)`
Decimal	`10322820`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D8384, 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 #9D8384	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D8384 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	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 #9D8384 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d8384; }
.text { color: #9d8384; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8384; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 131 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d8384, #9d8f83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9D8384?: #9D8384 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D8384?: The RGB value is 157, 131, 132: 157 red, 131 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D8384?: The complementary color is #839D9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D8384?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 and white text 3.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.