What color is #9E8287?

#9E8287 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8287?

The RGB value is 158, 130, 135: 158 red, 130 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8287?

The complementary color is #829E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8287?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8287 color

#9E8287 rgb(158, 130, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E8287 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 51% green and 52.9% blue (158, 130, 135).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 15% 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 6:1).

#9E8287 color codes

HEX	`#9E8287`
RGB	`rgb(158, 130, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 51%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 18%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 15%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.06, 11.55, 1.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.06, 11.62, 6.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.456, 24.984, 26.346)`
Decimal	`10388103`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8287, 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 #9E8287	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8287 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #9E8287 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8287; }
.text { color: #9e8287; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8287; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 130 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8287, #9e8b82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9E8287?: #9E8287 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8287?: The RGB value is 158, 130, 135: 158 red, 130 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8287?: The complementary color is #829E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8287?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.