What color is #9F7D83?

#9F7D83 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F7D83?

The RGB value is 159, 125, 131: 159 red, 125 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F7D83?

The complementary color is #7D9F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F7D83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F7D83 color

#9F7D83 rgb(159, 125, 131)

Shades of red

The hex color #9F7D83 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 49% green and 51.4% blue (159, 125, 131).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 18% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#9F7D83 color codes

HEX	`#9F7D83`
RGB	`rgb(159, 125, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 49%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 21%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 18%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.76, 14.11, 1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.76, 14.23, 7.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.728, 23.678, 24.683)`
Decimal	`10452355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F7D83, 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 #9F7D83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F7D83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #9F7D83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f7d83; }
.text { color: #9f7d83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f7d83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 125 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f7d83, #9f887d); }

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Questions

What color is #9F7D83?: #9F7D83 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F7D83?: The RGB value is 159, 125, 131: 159 red, 125 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F7D83?: The complementary color is #7D9F99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F7D83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.