What color is #9D8B85?

#9D8B85 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 #9D8B85?

The RGB value is 157, 139, 133: 157 red, 139 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D8B85?

The complementary color is #85979D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D8B85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D8B85 color

#9D8B85 rgb(157, 139, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D8B85 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 54.5% green and 52.2% blue (157, 139, 133).

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

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#9D8B85 color codes

HEX	`#9D8B85`
RGB	`rgb(157, 139, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 54.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 15%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.28, 5.72, 5.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.28, 8.06, 44.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.371, 27.327, 26.019)`
Decimal	`10324869`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D8B85, 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 #9D8B85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D8B85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	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 #9D8B85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d8b85; }
.text { color: #9d8b85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8b85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 139 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d8b85, #9d9785); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9D8B85?: #9D8B85 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 #9D8B85?: The RGB value is 157, 139, 133: 157 red, 139 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D8B85?: The complementary color is #85979D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D8B85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.47:1 and white text 3.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.