What color is #9E3D3F?

#9E3D3F is a desaturated red known as Sappanwood. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sappanwood?

The RGB value is 158, 61, 63: 158 red, 61 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sappanwood?

The complementary color is #3D9E9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E3D3F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sappanwood color: hex code #9E3D3F

#9E3D3F rgb(158, 61, 63)

Shades of red

Sappanwood has the hex code #9E3D3F. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 23.9% green and 24.7% blue (158, 61, 63).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 44% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 61% magenta, 60% yellow and 38% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

Sappanwood (#9E3D3F) color codes

HEX	`#9E3D3F`
RGB	`rgb(158, 61, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 23.9%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 44%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 61%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 61%, 60%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.53, 40.53, 19.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.53, 45.14, 26.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.668, 10.968, 5.941)`
Decimal	`10370367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sappanwood, 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 #9E3D3F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9E3D3F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #9E3D3F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e3d3f; }
.text { color: #9e3d3f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e3d3f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 61 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e3d3f, #9e6b3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Auburn.

See #9E3D3F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9E3D3F?: #9E3D3F is a desaturated red known as Sappanwood. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sappanwood?: The RGB value is 158, 61, 63: 158 red, 61 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sappanwood?: The complementary color is #3D9E9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E3D3F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.