What color is #9E837E?

#9E837E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E837E?

The RGB value is 158, 131, 126: 158 red, 131 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E837E?

The complementary color is #7E999E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E837E?

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.

#9E837E color

#9E837E rgb(158, 131, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E837E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 51.4% green and 49.4% blue (158, 131, 126).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 20% 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).

#9E837E color codes

HEX	`#9E837E`
RGB	`rgb(158, 131, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 51.4%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 20%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 20%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.08, 9.49, 6.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.08, 11.53, 34.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.983, 25.009, 23.193)`
Decimal	`10388350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E837E, 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 #9E837E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E837E 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 #9E837E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e837e; }
.text { color: #9e837e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e837e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 131 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e837e, #9e937e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9E837E?: #9E837E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E837E?: The RGB value is 158, 131, 126: 158 red, 131 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E837E?: The complementary color is #7E999E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E837E?: 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.