What color is #9A5D72?

#9A5D72 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A5D72?

The RGB value is 154, 93, 114: 154 red, 93 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A5D72?

The complementary color is #5D9A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A5D72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A5D72 color

#9A5D72 rgb(154, 93, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9A5D72 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 36.5% green and 44.7% blue (154, 93, 114).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 25% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 26% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#9A5D72 color codes

HEX	`#9A5D72`
RGB	`rgb(154, 93, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 36.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 25%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 40%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 26%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.86, 27.81, -1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.86, 27.84, 357.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.279, 15.915, 17.92)`
Decimal	`10116466`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A5D72, 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 #9A5D72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A5D72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #9A5D72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a5d72; }
.text { color: #9a5d72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a5d72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 93 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a5d72, #9a665d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9A5D72?: #9A5D72 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A5D72?: The RGB value is 154, 93, 114: 154 red, 93 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A5D72?: The complementary color is #5D9A85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A5D72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.