What color is #9E8F7C?

#9E8F7C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E8F7C?

The RGB value is 158, 143, 124: 158 red, 143 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E8F7C?

The complementary color is #7C8B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E8F7C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E8F7C color

#9E8F7C rgb(158, 143, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E8F7C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 56.1% green and 48.6% blue (158, 143, 124).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 15% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 22% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Smoking Mirror (#A29587), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#9E8F7C color codes

HEX	`#9E8F7C`
RGB	`rgb(158, 143, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 56.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 15%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 22%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 22%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.22, 2.4, 12.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.22, 12.39, 78.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.561, 28.37, 23.089)`
Decimal	`10391420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E8F7C, 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 #9E8F7C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E8F7C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #9E8F7C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e8f7c; }
.text { color: #9e8f7c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e8f7c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 143 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e8f7c, #9c9e7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9E8F7C?: #9E8F7C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Smoking Mirror. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E8F7C?: The RGB value is 158, 143, 124: 158 red, 143 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E8F7C?: The complementary color is #7C8B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E8F7C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.