What color is #9E848A?

#9E848A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E848A?

The RGB value is 158, 132, 138: 158 red, 132 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E848A?

The complementary color is #849E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E848A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E848A color

#9E848A rgb(158, 132, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E848A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 51.8% green and 54.1% blue (158, 132, 138).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.12:1).

#9E848A color codes

HEX	`#9E848A`
RGB	`rgb(158, 132, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 51.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.66, 10.93, 0.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.66, 10.94, 2.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.939, 25.607, 27.563)`
Decimal	`10388618`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E848A, 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 #9E848A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E848A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.12:1	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 #9E848A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e848a; }
.text { color: #9e848a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e848a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 132 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e848a, #9e8b84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9E848A?: #9E848A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E848A?: The RGB value is 158, 132, 138: 158 red, 132 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E848A?: The complementary color is #849E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E848A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.12:1 and white text 3.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.