What color is #9D988A?

#9D988A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D988A?

The RGB value is 157, 152, 138: 157 red, 152 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D988A?

The complementary color is #8A8F9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D988A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D988A color

#9D988A rgb(157, 152, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9D988A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 59.6% green and 54.1% blue (157, 152, 138).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 12% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.29:1).

#9D988A color codes

HEX	`#9D988A`
RGB	`rgb(157, 152, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 59.6%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 12%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 12%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.89, -0.69, 8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.89, 8.05, 94.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.72, 31.46, 28.547)`
Decimal	`10328202`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D988A, 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 #9D988A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9D988A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.29:1	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 #9D988A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d988a; }
.text { color: #9d988a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d988a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 152 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d988a, #989d8a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D988A?: #9D988A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D988A?: The RGB value is 157, 152, 138: 157 red, 152 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D988A?: The complementary color is #8A8F9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D988A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.29:1 and white text 2.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.