What color is #995362?

#995362 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #995362?

The RGB value is 153, 83, 98: 153 red, 83 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #995362?

The complementary color is #53998A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #995362?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#995362 color

#995362 rgb(153, 83, 98)

Shades of red

The hex color #995362 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 32.5% green and 38.4% blue (153, 83, 98).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 30% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 36% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Berry (#9F4D65), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#995362 color codes

HEX	`#995362`
RGB	`rgb(153, 83, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 32.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 30%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 46%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 36%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.01, 30.78, 4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.01, 31.09, 8.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.436, 13.842, 13.254)`
Decimal	`10048354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #995362, 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 #995362	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#995362 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #995362 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #995362; }
.text { color: #995362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #995362; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 83 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #995362, #996753); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #995362?: #995362 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #995362?: The RGB value is 153, 83, 98: 153 red, 83 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #995362?: The complementary color is #53998A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #995362?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.