What color is #9E877B?

#9E877B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E877B?

The RGB value is 158, 135, 123: 158 red, 135 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E877B?

The complementary color is #7B929E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E877B?

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.

#9E877B color

#9E877B rgb(158, 135, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E877B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 52.9% green and 48.2% blue (158, 135, 123).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 22% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Earthbound (#A48A80), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9E877B color codes

HEX	`#9E877B`
RGB	`rgb(158, 135, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 52.9%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 22%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.06, 6.74, 9.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.06, 11.8, 55.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.34, 26.028, 22.371)`
Decimal	`10389371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E877B, 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 #9E877B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E877B 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 #9E877B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e877b; }
.text { color: #9e877b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e877b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 135 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e877b, #9e997b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9E877B?: #9E877B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Earthbound. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E877B?: The RGB value is 158, 135, 123: 158 red, 135 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E877B?: The complementary color is #7B929E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E877B?: 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.