What color is #9E7E7B?

#9E7E7B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E7E7B?

The RGB value is 158, 126, 123: 158 red, 126 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E7E7B?

The complementary color is #7B9B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E7E7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E7E7B color

#9E7E7B rgb(158, 126, 123)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9E7E7B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 49.4% green and 48.2% blue (158, 126, 123).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 22% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#9E7E7B color codes

HEX	`#9E7E7B`
RGB	`rgb(158, 126, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 49.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 22%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.71, 11.86, 6.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.71, 13.44, 28.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.137, 23.622, 21.97)`
Decimal	`10387067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E7E7B, 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 #9E7E7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E7E7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #9E7E7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e7e7b; }
.text { color: #9e7e7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e7e7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 126 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e7e7b, #9e907b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9E7E7B?: #9E7E7B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E7E7B?: The RGB value is 158, 126, 123: 158 red, 126 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E7E7B?: The complementary color is #7B9B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E7E7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.