What color is #9D9189?

#9D9189 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D9189?

The RGB value is 157, 145, 137: 157 red, 145 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D9189?

The complementary color is #89959D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D9189?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D9189 color

#9D9189 rgb(157, 145, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D9189 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 56.9% green and 53.7% blue (157, 145, 137).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Eiffel Tower (#998E83), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#9D9189 color codes

HEX	`#9D9189`
RGB	`rgb(157, 145, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 56.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.98, 3.03, 5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.98, 6.58, 62.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.545, 29.226, 27.799)`
Decimal	`10326409`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D9189, 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 #9D9189	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D9189 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #9D9189 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d9189; }
.text { color: #9d9189; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d9189; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 145 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d9189, #9d9b89); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D9189?: #9D9189 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Eiffel Tower. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D9189?: The RGB value is 157, 145, 137: 157 red, 145 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D9189?: The complementary color is #89959D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D9189?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.