What color is #9A5253?

#9A5253 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A5253?

The RGB value is 154, 82, 83: 154 red, 82 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A5253?

The complementary color is #529A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A5253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A5253 color

#9A5253 rgb(154, 82, 83)

Shades of red

The hex color #9A5253 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 32.2% green and 32.5% blue (154, 82, 83).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 31% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 46% 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 5.67:1).

#9A5253 color codes

HEX	`#9A5253`
RGB	`rgb(154, 82, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 32.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 31%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 47%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 46%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.55, 29.94, 12.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.55, 32.6, 23.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.906, 13.531, 9.851)`
Decimal	`10113619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A5253, 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 #9A5253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A5253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	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 #9A5253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a5253; }
.text { color: #9a5253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a5253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 82 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a5253, #9a7552); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #9A5253?: #9A5253 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A5253?: The RGB value is 154, 82, 83: 154 red, 82 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A5253?: The complementary color is #529A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A5253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.71:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.