What color is #9D8985?

#9D8985 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D8985?

The RGB value is 157, 137, 133: 157 red, 137 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D8985?

The complementary color is #85999D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D8985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D8985 color

#9D8985 rgb(157, 137, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D8985 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 53.7% green and 52.2% blue (157, 137, 133).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 15% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.35:1).

#9D8985 color codes

HEX	`#9D8985`
RGB	`rgb(157, 137, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 53.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 15%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.75, 6.84, 4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.75, 8.43, 35.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.084, 26.754, 25.923)`
Decimal	`10324357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D8985, 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 #9D8985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D8985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.35:1	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 #9D8985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d8985; }
.text { color: #9d8985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 137 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d8985, #9d9585); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9D8985?: #9D8985 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D8985?: The RGB value is 157, 137, 133: 157 red, 137 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D8985?: The complementary color is #85999D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D8985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.35:1 and white text 3.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.