What color is #9A4F58?

#9A4F58 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Laffy Taffy. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A4F58?

The RGB value is 154, 79, 88: 154 red, 79 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A4F58?

The complementary color is #4F9A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A4F58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A4F58 color

#9A4F58 rgb(154, 79, 88)

Shades of red

The hex color #9A4F58 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 31% green and 34.5% blue (154, 79, 88).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 32% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 43% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Rose Laffy Taffy (#A6465B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#9A4F58 color codes

HEX	`#9A4F58`
RGB	`rgb(154, 79, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 31%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 32%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 49%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 43%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.02, 32.14, 9.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.02, 33.4, 15.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.885, 13.168, 10.83)`
Decimal	`10112856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A4F58, 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 #9A4F58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A4F58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #9A4F58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a4f58; }
.text { color: #9a4f58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a4f58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 79 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a4f58, #9a6c4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #9A4F58?: #9A4F58 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Laffy Taffy. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A4F58?: The RGB value is 154, 79, 88: 154 red, 79 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A4F58?: The complementary color is #4F9A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A4F58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.