What color is #9A465D?

#9A465D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velvet Wine. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A465D?

The RGB value is 154, 70, 93: 154 red, 70 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A465D?

The complementary color is #469A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A465D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A465D color

#9A465D rgb(154, 70, 93)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9A465D is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 27.5% green and 36.5% blue (154, 70, 93).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 37% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 40% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Wine (#9A435D), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.16:1).

#9A465D color codes

HEX	`#9A465D`
RGB	`rgb(154, 70, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 27.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 37%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 55%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 40%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.28, 37.5, 3.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.28, 37.67, 5.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.493, 12.042, 11.757)`
Decimal	`10110557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A465D, 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 #9A465D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A465D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	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 #9A465D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a465d; }
.text { color: #9a465d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a465d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 70 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a465d, #9a5946); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #9A465D?: #9A465D is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velvet Wine. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A465D?: The RGB value is 154, 70, 93: 154 red, 70 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A465D?: The complementary color is #469A83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A465D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.41:1 and white text 6.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.