What color is #9F858A?

#9F858A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F858A?

The RGB value is 159, 133, 138: 159 red, 133 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F858A?

The complementary color is #859F9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F858A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F858A color

#9F858A rgb(159, 133, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F858A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 52.2% green and 54.1% blue (159, 133, 138).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 13% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Opium (#987E7E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#9F858A color codes

HEX	`#9F858A`
RGB	`rgb(159, 133, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 52.2%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.02, 10.74, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.02, 10.79, 5.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.273, 25.982, 27.618)`
Decimal	`10454410`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F858A, 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 #9F858A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F858A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #9F858A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f858a; }
.text { color: #9f858a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f858a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 133 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f858a, #9f8d85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9F858A?: #9F858A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F858A?: The RGB value is 159, 133, 138: 159 red, 133 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F858A?: The complementary color is #859F9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F858A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.