What color is #9E888D?

#9E888D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E888D?

The RGB value is 158, 136, 141: 158 red, 136 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E888D?

The complementary color is #889E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E888D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E888D color

#9E888D rgb(158, 136, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E888D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 53.3% green and 55.3% blue (158, 136, 141).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 11% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nirvana (#A2919B), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.36:1).

#9E888D color codes

HEX	`#9E888D`
RGB	`rgb(158, 136, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 53.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 14%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 11%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.79, 9.18, 0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.79, 9.19, 2.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.712, 26.801, 28.907)`
Decimal	`10389645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E888D, 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 #9E888D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E888D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.36:1	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 #9E888D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e888d; }
.text { color: #9e888d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e888d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 136 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e888d, #9e8e88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9E888D?: #9E888D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Nirvana. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E888D?: The RGB value is 158, 136, 141: 158 red, 136 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E888D?: The complementary color is #889E99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E888D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.36:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.