What color is #9E838B?

#9E838B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E838B?

The RGB value is 158, 131, 139: 158 red, 131 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E838B?

The complementary color is #839E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E838B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E838B color

#9E838B rgb(158, 131, 139)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E838B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 51.4% green and 54.5% blue (158, 131, 139).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 12% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#9E838B color codes

HEX	`#9E838B`
RGB	`rgb(158, 131, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 51.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 17%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 12%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.43, 11.67, -0.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.43, 11.68, 357.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.877, 25.367, 27.902)`
Decimal	`10388363`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E838B, 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 #9E838B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E838B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	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 #9E838B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e838b; }
.text { color: #9e838b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e838b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 131 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e838b, #9e8983); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9E838B?: #9E838B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E838B?: The RGB value is 158, 131, 139: 158 red, 131 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E838B?: The complementary color is #839E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E838B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.07:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.