What color is #9E857D?

#9E857D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E857D?

The RGB value is 158, 133, 125: 158 red, 133 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E857D?

The complementary color is #7D969E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E857D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E857D color

#9E857D rgb(158, 133, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E857D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 52.2% green and 49% blue (158, 133, 125).

Its hue angle is 15°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 21% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.1:1).

#9E857D color codes

HEX	`#9E857D`
RGB	`rgb(158, 133, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 52.2%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(15, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(15, 21%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 21%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.58, 8.19, 7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.58, 11.35, 43.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.19, 25.526, 22.945)`
Decimal	`10388861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E857D, 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 #9E857D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E857D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.1:1	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 #9E857D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e857d; }
.text { color: #9e857d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e857d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 133 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e857d, #9e967d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9E857D?: #9E857D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E857D?: The RGB value is 158, 133, 125: 158 red, 133 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E857D?: The complementary color is #7D969E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E857D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.1:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.