What color is #9E8085?

#9E8085 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8085?

The RGB value is 158, 128, 133: 158 red, 128 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8085?

The complementary color is #809E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8085?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8085 color

#9E8085 rgb(158, 128, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E8085 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 50.2% green and 52.2% blue (158, 128, 133).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 16% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#9E8085 color codes

HEX	`#9E8085`
RGB	`rgb(158, 128, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 50.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 16%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.49, 12.35, 1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.49, 12.46, 7.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.053, 24.402, 25.523)`
Decimal	`10387589`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8085, 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 #9E8085	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8085 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #9E8085 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8085; }
.text { color: #9e8085; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8085; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 128 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8085, #9e8a80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9E8085?: #9E8085 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8085?: The RGB value is 158, 128, 133: 158 red, 128 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8085?: The complementary color is #809E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8085?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.