What color is #9E858F?

#9E858F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E858F?

The RGB value is 158, 133, 143: 158 red, 133 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E858F?

The complementary color is #859E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E858F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E858F color

#9E858F rgb(158, 133, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E858F is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 52.2% green and 56.1% blue (158, 133, 143).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 11% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 9% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.21:1).

#9E858F color codes

HEX	`#9E858F`
RGB	`rgb(158, 133, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 52.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 11%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 9%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.06, 11.24, -1.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.06, 11.39, 350.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.446, 26.028, 29.559)`
Decimal	`10388879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E858F, 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 #9E858F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E858F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.21:1	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 #9E858F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e858f; }
.text { color: #9e858f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e858f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 133 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e858f, #9e8785); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9E858F?: #9E858F is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E858F?: The RGB value is 158, 133, 143: 158 red, 133 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E858F?: The complementary color is #859E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E858F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.