What color is #9D857F?

#9D857F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D857F?

The RGB value is 157, 133, 127: 157 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D857F?

The complementary color is #7F979D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D857F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D857F color

#9D857F rgb(157, 133, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D857F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 52.2% green and 49.8% blue (157, 133, 127).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 19% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#9D857F color codes

HEX	`#9D857F`
RGB	`rgb(157, 133, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 52.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 19%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.54, 8.12, 6.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.54, 10.48, 39.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.123, 25.476, 23.616)`
Decimal	`10323327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D857F, 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 #9D857F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D857F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #9D857F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d857f; }
.text { color: #9d857f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d857f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 133 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d857f, #9d947f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9D857F?: #9D857F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D857F?: The RGB value is 157, 133, 127: 157 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D857F?: The complementary color is #7F979D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D857F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.