What color is #9D9585?

#9D9585 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D9585?

The RGB value is 157, 149, 133: 157 red, 149 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D9585?

The complementary color is #858D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D9585?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D9585 color

#9D9585 rgb(157, 149, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D9585 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 58.4% green and 52.2% blue (157, 149, 133).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 15% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#9D9585 color codes

HEX	`#9D9585`
RGB	`rgb(157, 149, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 58.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 15%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 15%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.96, 0.12, 9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.96, 9.51, 89.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.885, 30.357, 26.524)`
Decimal	`10327429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D9585, 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 #9D9585	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D9585 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9D9585 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d9585; }
.text { color: #9d9585; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d9585; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 149 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d9585, #999d85); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D9585?: #9D9585 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D9585?: The RGB value is 157, 149, 133: 157 red, 149 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D9585?: The complementary color is #858D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D9585?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.07:1 and white text 2.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.