What color is #9A435D?

#9A435D is a desaturated rose known as Velvet Wine. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Velvet Wine?

The RGB value is 154, 67, 93: 154 red, 67 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Velvet Wine?

The complementary color is #439A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A435D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Velvet Wine color: hex code #9A435D

#9A435D rgb(154, 67, 93)

Shades of pink

Velvet Wine has the hex code #9A435D. It is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 26.3% green and 36.5% blue (154, 67, 93).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 39% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 40% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.3:1).

Velvet Wine (#9A435D) color codes

HEX	`#9A435D`
RGB	`rgb(154, 67, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 26.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 39%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 56%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 40%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.7, 39.03, 2.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.7, 39.12, 3.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.31, 11.676, 11.696)`
Decimal	`10109789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Velvet Wine, 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 #9A435D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A435D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	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 #9A435D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a435d; }
.text { color: #9a435d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a435d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 67 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a435d, #9a5543); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

See #9A435D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9A435D?: #9A435D is a desaturated rose known as Velvet Wine. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Velvet Wine?: The RGB value is 154, 67, 93: 154 red, 67 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Velvet Wine?: The complementary color is #439A80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A435D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.33:1 and white text 6.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.