What color is #9F7E85?

#9F7E85 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F7E85?

The RGB value is 159, 126, 133: 159 red, 126 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F7E85?

The complementary color is #7E9F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F7E85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F7E85 color

#9F7E85 rgb(159, 126, 133)

Shades of red

The hex color #9F7E85 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 49.4% green and 52.2% blue (159, 126, 133).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 15% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 16% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.8:1).

#9F7E85 color codes

HEX	`#9F7E85`
RGB	`rgb(159, 126, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 49.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 15%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 21%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 16%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.07, 13.88, 1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.07, 13.92, 4.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.993, 23.987, 25.447)`
Decimal	`10452613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F7E85, 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 #9F7E85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F7E85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.8:1	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 #9F7E85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f7e85; }
.text { color: #9f7e85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f7e85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 126 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f7e85, #9f887e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9F7E85?: #9F7E85 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F7E85?: The RGB value is 159, 126, 133: 159 red, 126 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F7E85?: The complementary color is #7E9F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F7E85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.8:1 and white text 3.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.