What color is #9E9589?

#9E9589 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 #9E9589?

The RGB value is 158, 149, 137: 158 red, 149 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E9589?

The complementary color is #89929E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E9589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E9589 color

#9E9589 rgb(158, 149, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9E9589 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 58.4% green and 53.7% blue (158, 149, 137).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 10% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Smoking Mirror (#A29587), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#9E9589 color codes

HEX	`#9E9589`
RGB	`rgb(158, 149, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 58.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 10%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 13%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.14, 1.18, 7.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.14, 7.61, 81.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.363, 30.571, 28.016)`
Decimal	`10392969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E9589, 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 #9E9589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#9E9589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	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 #9E9589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e9589; }
.text { color: #9e9589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e9589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 149 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e9589, #9c9e89); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9E9589?: #9E9589 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 #9E9589?: The RGB value is 158, 149, 137: 158 red, 149 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E9589?: The complementary color is #89929E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E9589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 and white text 2.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.