What color is #9D8D86?

#9D8D86 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D8D86?

The RGB value is 157, 141, 134: 157 red, 141 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D8D86?

The complementary color is #86969D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D8D86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D8D86 color

#9D8D86 rgb(157, 141, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D8D86 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 55.3% green and 52.5% blue (157, 141, 134).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 15% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#9D8D86 color codes

HEX	`#9D8D86`
RGB	`rgb(157, 141, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 55.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 15%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.83, 4.76, 5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.83, 7.58, 51.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.732, 27.94, 26.482)`
Decimal	`10325382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D8D86, 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 #9D8D86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D8D86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	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 #9D8D86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d8d86; }
.text { color: #9d8d86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8d86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 141 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d8d86, #9d9886); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9D8D86?: #9D8D86 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D8D86?: The RGB value is 157, 141, 134: 157 red, 141 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D8D86?: The complementary color is #86969D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D8D86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.59:1 and white text 3.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.