What color is #99615D?

#99615D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #99615D?

The RGB value is 153, 97, 93: 153 red, 97 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #99615D?

The complementary color is #5D9599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #99615D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#99615D color

#99615D rgb(153, 97, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #99615D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 38% green and 36.5% blue (153, 97, 93).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 24% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 39% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cheek Red (#A55A55), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#99615D color codes

HEX	`#99615D`
RGB	`rgb(153, 97, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 38%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 24%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 39%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 39%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.12, 22.25, 11.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.12, 25.17, 27.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.388, 16.113, 12.443)`
Decimal	`10051933`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #99615D, 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 #99615D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#99615D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	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 #99615D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #99615d; }
.text { color: #99615d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #99615d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 97 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #99615d, #997f5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #99615D?: #99615D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #99615D?: The RGB value is 153, 97, 93: 153 red, 97 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #99615D?: The complementary color is #5D9599, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #99615D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.22:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.