What color is #9F4D65?

#9F4D65 is a desaturated rose known as Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cherry Berry?

The RGB value is 159, 77, 101: 159 red, 77 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cherry Berry?

The complementary color is #4D9F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F4D65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cherry Berry color: hex code #9F4D65

#9F4D65 rgb(159, 77, 101)

Shades of pink

Cherry Berry has the hex code #9F4D65. It is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 30.2% green and 39.6% blue (159, 77, 101).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 35% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 36% yellow and 38% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

Cherry Berry (#9F4D65) color codes

HEX	`#9F4D65`
RGB	`rgb(159, 77, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 30.2%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 35%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 52%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 36%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.68, 36.64, 2.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.68, 36.7, 3.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.302, 13.62, 13.922)`
Decimal	`10440037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cherry Berry, 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 #9F4D65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F4D65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	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 #9F4D65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f4d65; }
.text { color: #9f4d65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f4d65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 77 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f4d65, #9f5e4d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

See #9F4D65 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9F4D65?: #9F4D65 is a desaturated rose known as Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cherry Berry?: The RGB value is 159, 77, 101: 159 red, 77 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cherry Berry?: The complementary color is #4D9F87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F4D65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.