What color is #9A6461?

#9A6461 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A6461?

The RGB value is 154, 100, 97: 154 red, 100 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A6461?

The complementary color is #61979A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A6461?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A6461 color

#9A6461 rgb(154, 100, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #9A6461 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 39.2% green and 38% blue (154, 100, 97).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 23% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 37% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cheek Red (#A55A55), a difference of 4.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#9A6461 color codes

HEX	`#9A6461`
RGB	`rgb(154, 100, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 39.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 23%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 37%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 37%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.07, 21.44, 10.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.07, 23.98, 26.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.042, 16.849, 13.504)`
Decimal	`10118241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A6461, 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 #9A6461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A6461 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #9A6461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a6461; }
.text { color: #9a6461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a6461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 100 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a6461, #9a8061); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9A6461?: #9A6461 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A6461?: The RGB value is 154, 100, 97: 154 red, 100 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A6461?: The complementary color is #61979A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A6461?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.