What color is #9E787B?

#9E787B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E787B?

The RGB value is 158, 120, 123: 158 red, 120 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E787B?

The complementary color is #789E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E787B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E787B color

#9E787B rgb(158, 120, 123)

Shades of red

The hex color #9E787B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 47.1% green and 48.2% blue (158, 120, 123).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 16% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 22% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#9E787B color codes

HEX	`#9E787B`
RGB	`rgb(158, 120, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 47.1%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 16%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 24%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 22%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.17, 15.29, 4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.17, 15.84, 15.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.392, 22.133, 21.722)`
Decimal	`10385531`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E787B, 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 #9E787B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E787B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #9E787B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e787b; }
.text { color: #9e787b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e787b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 120 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e787b, #9e8878); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9E787B?: #9E787B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E787B?: The RGB value is 158, 120, 123: 158 red, 120 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E787B?: The complementary color is #789E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E787B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.