What color is #9A382D?

#9A382D is a moderate red known as Ketchup. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ketchup?

The RGB value is 154, 56, 45: 154 red, 56 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ketchup?

The complementary color is #2D8F9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A382D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ketchup color: hex code #9A382D

#9A382D rgb(154, 56, 45)

Shades of brown

Ketchup has the hex code #9A382D. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 22% green and 17.6% blue (154, 56, 45).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 55% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 71% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.05:1).

Ketchup (#9A382D) color codes

HEX	`#9A382D`
RGB	`rgb(154, 56, 45)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 22%, 17.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 55%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 71%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 71%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.64, 40.27, 28.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.64, 49.25, 35.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.216, 9.89, 3.59)`
Decimal	`10106925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ketchup, 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 #9A382D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9A382D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #9A382D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a382d; }
.text { color: #9a382d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a382d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 56 45 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a382d, #9a6f2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #9A382D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9A382D?: #9A382D is a moderate red known as Ketchup. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ketchup?: The RGB value is 154, 56, 45: 154 red, 56 green and 45 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ketchup?: The complementary color is #2D8F9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A382D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.98:1 and white text 7.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.