What color is #9A463D?

#9A463D is a desaturated red known as Mature Cognac. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Mature Cognac?

The RGB value is 154, 70, 61: 154 red, 70 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Mature Cognac?

The complementary color is #3D919A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A463D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Mature Cognac color: hex code #9A463D

#9A463D rgb(154, 70, 61)

Shades of brown

Mature Cognac has the hex code #9A463D. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 27.5% green and 23.9% blue (154, 70, 61).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 43% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 60% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

Mature Cognac (#9A463D) color codes

HEX	`#9A463D`
RGB	`rgb(154, 70, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 27.5%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 43%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 60%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 60%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.56, 34.36, 22.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.56, 40.96, 32.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.36, 11.589, 5.789)`
Decimal	`10110525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Mature Cognac, 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 #9A463D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A463D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #9A463D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a463d; }
.text { color: #9a463d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a463d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 70 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a463d, #9a753d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #9A463D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9A463D?: #9A463D is a desaturated red known as Mature Cognac. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Mature Cognac?: The RGB value is 154, 70, 61: 154 red, 70 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Mature Cognac?: The complementary color is #3D919A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A463D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.