What color is #9A5550?

#9A5550 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 #9A5550?

The RGB value is 154, 85, 80: 154 red, 85 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A5550?

The complementary color is #50959A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A5550?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A5550 color

#9A5550 rgb(154, 85, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #9A5550 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 33.3% green and 31.4% blue (154, 85, 80).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 32% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 48% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cheek Red (#A55A55), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#9A5550 color codes

HEX	`#9A5550`
RGB	`rgb(154, 85, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 33.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 32%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 48%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 48%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.16, 27.96, 15.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.16, 31.99, 29.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.024, 13.948, 9.331)`
Decimal	`10114384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A5550, 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 #9A5550	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A5550 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #9A5550 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a5550; }
.text { color: #9a5550; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a5550; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 85 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a5550, #9a7a50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #9A5550?: #9A5550 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 #9A5550?: The RGB value is 154, 85, 80: 154 red, 85 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A5550?: The complementary color is #50959A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A5550?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.