What color is #91515A?

#91515A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #91515A?

The RGB value is 145, 81, 90: 145 red, 81 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #91515A?

The complementary color is #519188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #91515A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#91515A color

#91515A rgb(145, 81, 90)

Shades of red

The hex color #91515A is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 31.8% green and 35.3% blue (145, 81, 90).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 28% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 38% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#91515A color codes

HEX	`#91515A`
RGB	`rgb(145, 81, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 31.8%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 28%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 44%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 38%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.22, 27.77, 6.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.22, 28.53, 13.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.466, 12.644, 11.244)`
Decimal	`9523546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #91515A, 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 #91515A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#91515A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #91515A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #91515a; }
.text { color: #91515a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #91515a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 81 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #91515a, #916851); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #91515A?: #91515A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #91515A?: The RGB value is 145, 81, 90: 145 red, 81 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #91515A?: The complementary color is #519188, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #91515A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.