What color is #9E918A?

#9E918A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E918A?

The RGB value is 158, 145, 138: 158 red, 145 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E918A?

The complementary color is #8A979E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E918A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E918A color

#9E918A rgb(158, 145, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E918A is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 56.9% green and 54.1% blue (158, 145, 138).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 9% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Ruins of Metal (#9B8B84), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.87:1).

#9E918A color codes

HEX	`#9E918A`
RGB	`rgb(158, 145, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 56.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 9%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.09, 3.58, 5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.09, 6.52, 56.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.813, 29.355, 28.188)`
Decimal	`10391946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E918A, 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 #9E918A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E918A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.87:1	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 #9E918A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e918a; }
.text { color: #9e918a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e918a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 145 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e918a, #9e9b8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9E918A?: #9E918A is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Ruins of Metal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E918A?: The RGB value is 158, 145, 138: 158 red, 145 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E918A?: The complementary color is #8A979E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E918A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.87:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.