What color is #9E9380?

#9E9380 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E9380?

The RGB value is 158, 147, 128: 158 red, 147 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9380?

The complementary color is #808B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9380?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9380 color

#9E9380 rgb(158, 147, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E9380 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 57.6% green and 50.2% blue (158, 147, 128).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 13% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 19% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Nomad (#A19986), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#9E9380 color codes

HEX	`#9E9380`
RGB	`rgb(158, 147, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 57.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 13%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 19%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.39, 0.81, 11.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.39, 11.56, 85.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.43, 29.696, 24.652)`
Decimal	`10392448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9380, 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 #9E9380	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E9380 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	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 #9E9380 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9380; }
.text { color: #9e9380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9380; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 147 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9380, #9a9e80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Stone.

Questions

What color is #9E9380?: #9E9380 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Nomad. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E9380?: The RGB value is 158, 147, 128: 158 red, 147 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9380?: The complementary color is #808B9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9380?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.94:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.