What color is #9F8281?

#9F8281 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F8281?

The RGB value is 159, 130, 129: 159 red, 130 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F8281?

The complementary color is #819E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F8281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F8281 color

#9F8281 rgb(159, 130, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F8281 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 51% green and 50.6% blue (159, 130, 129).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 14% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 19% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.98:1).

#9F8281 color codes

HEX	`#9F8281`
RGB	`rgb(159, 130, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 51%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 14%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 19%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 19%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57, 10.93, 4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57, 11.91, 23.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.243, 24.922, 24.193)`
Decimal	`10453633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F8281, 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 #9F8281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F8281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.98:1	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 #9F8281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f8281; }
.text { color: #9f8281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f8281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 130 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f8281, #9f9181); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9F8281?: #9F8281 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F8281?: The RGB value is 159, 130, 129: 159 red, 130 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F8281?: The complementary color is #819E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F8281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.98:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.