What color is #9F868A?

#9F868A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F868A?

The RGB value is 159, 134, 138: 159 red, 134 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F868A?

The complementary color is #869F9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F868A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F868A color

#9F868A rgb(159, 134, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #9F868A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 52.5% green and 54.1% blue (159, 134, 138).

Its hue angle is 350°, 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 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.25:1).

#9F868A color codes

HEX	`#9F868A`
RGB	`rgb(159, 134, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 52.5%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 12%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 16%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 13%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.28, 10.17, 1.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.28, 10.26, 7.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.41, 26.257, 27.664)`
Decimal	`10454666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F868A, 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 #9F868A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F868A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.25:1	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 #9F868A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f868a; }
.text { color: #9f868a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f868a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 134 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f868a, #9f8f86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rosy Brown.

Questions

What color is #9F868A?: #9F868A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Opium. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F868A?: The RGB value is 159, 134, 138: 159 red, 134 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F868A?: The complementary color is #869F9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F868A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.25:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.