What color is #9A4C49?

#9A4C49 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Lumberjack. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A4C49?

The RGB value is 154, 76, 73: 154 red, 76 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A4C49?

The complementary color is #49979A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A4C49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A4C49 color

#9A4C49 rgb(154, 76, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #9A4C49 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 29.8% green and 28.6% blue (154, 76, 73).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 36% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 53% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Lumberjack (#9D4542), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#9A4C49 color codes

HEX	`#9A4C49`
RGB	`rgb(154, 76, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 29.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 36%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 53%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 53%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.03, 32.2, 16.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.03, 36.38, 27.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.115, 12.522, 7.818)`
Decimal	`10112073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A4C49, 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 #9A4C49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A4C49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #9A4C49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a4c49; }
.text { color: #9a4c49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a4c49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 76 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a4c49, #9a7549); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #9A4C49?: #9A4C49 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Lumberjack. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A4C49?: The RGB value is 154, 76, 73: 154 red, 76 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A4C49?: The complementary color is #49979A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A4C49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.