What color is #9D8F8B?

#9D8F8B 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 #9D8F8B?

The RGB value is 157, 143, 139: 157 red, 143 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D8F8B?

The complementary color is #8B999D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D8F8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D8F8B color

#9D8F8B rgb(157, 143, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D8F8B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 56.1% green and 54.5% blue (157, 143, 139).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 8% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 11% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#9D8F8B color codes

HEX	`#9D8F8B`
RGB	`rgb(157, 143, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 56.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 8%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 11%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 11%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.5, 4.49, 4.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.5, 6.02, 41.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.387, 28.678, 28.461)`
Decimal	`10325899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D8F8B, 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 #9D8F8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D8F8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	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 #9D8F8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d8f8b; }
.text { color: #9d8f8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d8f8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 143 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d8f8b, #9d988b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9D8F8B?: #9D8F8B 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 #9D8F8B?: The RGB value is 157, 143, 139: 157 red, 143 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D8F8B?: The complementary color is #8B999D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D8F8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.74:1 and white text 3.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.