What color is #9F858E?

#9F858E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F858E?

The RGB value is 159, 133, 142: 159 red, 133 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F858E?

The complementary color is #859F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F858E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F858E color

#9F858E rgb(159, 133, 142)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F858E is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 52.2% green and 55.7% blue (159, 133, 142).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 12% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 11% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Femme Fatale (#948593), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#9F858E color codes

HEX	`#9F858E`
RGB	`rgb(159, 133, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 52.2%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 11%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.13, 11.44, -1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.13, 11.49, 354.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.568, 26.1, 29.171)`
Decimal	`10454414`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F858E, 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 #9F858E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F858E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #9F858E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f858e; }
.text { color: #9f858e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f858e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 133 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f858e, #9f8985); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9F858E?: #9F858E is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Femme Fatale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F858E?: The RGB value is 159, 133, 142: 159 red, 133 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F858E?: The complementary color is #859F96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F858E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.