What color is #9D868B?

#9D868B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D868B?

The RGB value is 157, 134, 139: 157 red, 134 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D868B?

The complementary color is #869D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D868B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D868B color

#9D868B rgb(157, 134, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D868B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 52.5% green and 54.5% blue (157, 134, 139).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 11% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#9D868B color codes

HEX	`#9D868B`
RGB	`rgb(157, 134, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 52.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 11%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.12, 9.58, 0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.12, 9.6, 3.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.09, 26.083, 28.029)`
Decimal	`10323595`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D868B, 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 #9D868B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D868B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #9D868B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d868b; }
.text { color: #9d868b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d868b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 134 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d868b, #9d8d86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9D868B?: #9D868B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D868B?: The RGB value is 157, 134, 139: 157 red, 134 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D868B?: The complementary color is #869D98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D868B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.