What color is #9A554B?

#9A554B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Canyon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A554B?

The RGB value is 154, 85, 75: 154 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A554B?

The complementary color is #4B909A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A554B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A554B color

#9A554B rgb(154, 85, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9A554B is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 33.3% green and 29.4% blue (154, 85, 75).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 34% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 51% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Grand Canyon (#A05D4D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#9A554B color codes

HEX	`#9A554B`
RGB	`rgb(154, 85, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 33.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 34%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 51%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 51%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.06, 27.45, 18.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.06, 33.06, 33.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.846, 13.877, 8.394)`
Decimal	`10114379`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A554B, 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 #9A554B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A554B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #9A554B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a554b; }
.text { color: #9a554b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a554b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 85 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a554b, #9a7c4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #9A554B?: #9A554B is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Grand Canyon. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A554B?: The RGB value is 154, 85, 75: 154 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A554B?: The complementary color is #4B909A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A554B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.