What color is #9D847E?

#9D847E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D847E?

The RGB value is 157, 132, 126: 157 red, 132 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D847E?

The complementary color is #7E979D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D847E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D847E color

#9D847E rgb(157, 132, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D847E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 51.8% green and 49.4% blue (157, 132, 126).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 14% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 20% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.04:1).

#9D847E color codes

HEX	`#9D847E`
RGB	`rgb(157, 132, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 51.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 14%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 20%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 20%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.25, 8.52, 6.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.25, 10.89, 38.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.922, 25.178, 23.229)`
Decimal	`10323070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D847E, 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 #9D847E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D847E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.04:1	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 #9D847E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d847e; }
.text { color: #9d847e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d847e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 132 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d847e, #9d947e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D847E?: #9D847E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D847E?: The RGB value is 157, 132, 126: 157 red, 132 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D847E?: The complementary color is #7E979D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D847E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.04:1 and white text 3.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.