What color is #9E8984?

#9E8984 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8984?

The RGB value is 158, 137, 132: 158 red, 137 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8984?

The complementary color is #84999E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8984?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8984 color

#9E8984 rgb(158, 137, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E8984 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 53.7% green and 51.8% blue (158, 137, 132).

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

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#9E8984 color codes

HEX	`#9E8984`
RGB	`rgb(158, 137, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 53.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 16%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.81, 7.06, 5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.81, 9.01, 38.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.211, 26.827, 25.57)`
Decimal	`10389892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8984, 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 #9E8984	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8984 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #9E8984 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8984; }
.text { color: #9e8984; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8984; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 137 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8984, #9e9684); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mocha.

Questions

What color is #9E8984?: #9E8984 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8984?: The RGB value is 158, 137, 132: 158 red, 137 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8984?: The complementary color is #84999E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8984?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.