What color is #9D9483?

#9D9483 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D9483?

The RGB value is 157, 148, 131: 157 red, 148 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D9483?

The complementary color is #838C9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D9483?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D9483 color

#9D9483 rgb(157, 148, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D9483 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 58% green and 51.4% blue (157, 148, 131).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 12% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#9D9483 color codes

HEX	`#9D9483`
RGB	`rgb(157, 148, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 58%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 12%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 17%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.64, 0.35, 10.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.64, 10.19, 88.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.591, 29.987, 25.75)`
Decimal	`10327171`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D9483, 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 #9D9483	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D9483 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	7:1	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 #9D9483 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d9483; }
.text { color: #9d9483; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d9483; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 148 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d9483, #999d83); }

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Questions

What color is #9D9483?: #9D9483 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D9483?: The RGB value is 157, 148, 131: 157 red, 148 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D9483?: The complementary color is #838C9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D9483?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7:1 and white text 3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.