What color is #9A5164?

#9A5164 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A5164?

The RGB value is 154, 81, 100: 154 red, 81 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A5164?

The complementary color is #519A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A5164?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A5164 color

#9A5164 rgb(154, 81, 100)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9A5164 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 31.8% green and 39.2% blue (154, 81, 100).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 31% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 35% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Berry (#9F4D65), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#9A5164 color codes

HEX	`#9A5164`
RGB	`rgb(154, 81, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 31.8%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 31%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 47%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 35%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.77, 32.52, 2.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.77, 32.64, 4.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.57, 13.677, 13.716)`
Decimal	`10113380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A5164, 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 #9A5164	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A5164 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #9A5164 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a5164; }
.text { color: #9a5164; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a5164; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 81 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a5164, #9a6251); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9A5164?: #9A5164 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A5164?: The RGB value is 154, 81, 100: 154 red, 81 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A5164?: The complementary color is #519A87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A5164?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.