What color is #9E898C?

#9E898C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E898C?

The RGB value is 158, 137, 140: 158 red, 137 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E898C?

The complementary color is #899E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E898C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E898C color

#9E898C rgb(158, 137, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E898C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 53.7% green and 54.9% blue (158, 137, 140).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 11% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#9E898C color codes

HEX	`#9E898C`
RGB	`rgb(158, 137, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 53.7%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 11%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.02, 8.43, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.02, 8.54, 8.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.78, 27.055, 28.565)`
Decimal	`10389900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E898C, 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 #9E898C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E898C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #9E898C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e898c; }
.text { color: #9e898c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e898c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 137 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e898c, #9e9189); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9E898C?: #9E898C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E898C?: The RGB value is 158, 137, 140: 158 red, 137 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E898C?: The complementary color is #899E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E898C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.