What color is #9E8387?

#9E8387 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8387?

The RGB value is 158, 131, 135: 158 red, 131 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8387?

The complementary color is #839E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8387?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8387 color

#9E8387 rgb(158, 131, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E8387 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 51.4% green and 52.9% blue (158, 131, 135).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 15% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#9E8387 color codes

HEX	`#9E8387`
RGB	`rgb(158, 131, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 51.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 15%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.32, 10.98, 1.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.32, 11.11, 8.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.59, 25.252, 26.39)`
Decimal	`10388359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8387, 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 #9E8387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8387 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #9E8387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8387; }
.text { color: #9e8387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 131 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8387, #9e8c83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9E8387?: #9E8387 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8387?: The RGB value is 158, 131, 135: 158 red, 131 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8387?: The complementary color is #839E9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8387?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.