What color is #9A5A61?

#9A5A61 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A5A61?

The RGB value is 154, 90, 97: 154 red, 90 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A5A61?

The complementary color is #5A9A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A5A61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A5A61 color

#9A5A61 rgb(154, 90, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #9A5A61 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 35.3% green and 38% blue (154, 90, 97).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 26% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 37% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#9A5A61 color codes

HEX	`#9A5A61`
RGB	`rgb(154, 90, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 35.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 26%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 42%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 42%, 37%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.7, 27.13, 7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.7, 28.12, 15.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.141, 15.047, 13.203)`
Decimal	`10115681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A5A61, 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 #9A5A61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A5A61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #9A5A61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a5a61; }
.text { color: #9a5a61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a5a61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 90 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a5a61, #9a735a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9A5A61?: #9A5A61 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A5A61?: The RGB value is 154, 90, 97: 154 red, 90 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A5A61?: The complementary color is #5A9A93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A5A61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.