What color is #9A5761?

#9A5761 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A5761?

The RGB value is 154, 87, 97: 154 red, 87 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A5761?

The complementary color is #579A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A5761?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A5761 color

#9A5761 rgb(154, 87, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #9A5761 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 34.1% green and 38% blue (154, 87, 97).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 28% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 37% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Berry (#9F4D65), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#9A5761 color codes

HEX	`#9A5761`
RGB	`rgb(154, 87, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 34.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 28%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 44%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 37%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.01, 28.82, 6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.01, 29.52, 12.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.893, 14.551, 13.121)`
Decimal	`10114913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A5761, 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 #9A5761	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A5761 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	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 #9A5761 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a5761; }
.text { color: #9a5761; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a5761; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 87 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a5761, #9a6e57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9A5761?: #9A5761 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A5761?: The RGB value is 154, 87, 97: 154 red, 87 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A5761?: The complementary color is #579A90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A5761?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.91:1 and white text 5.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.