What color is #9A6474?

#9A6474 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A6474?

The RGB value is 154, 100, 116: 154 red, 100 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A6474?

The complementary color is #649A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A6474?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A6474 color

#9A6474 rgb(154, 100, 116)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9A6474 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 39.2% green and 45.5% blue (154, 100, 116).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 25% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#9A6474 color codes

HEX	`#9A6474`
RGB	`rgb(154, 100, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 39.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 35%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 25%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.57, 24.13, 0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.57, 24.13, 0.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.036, 17.247, 18.741)`
Decimal	`10118260`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A6474, 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 #9A6474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A6474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #9A6474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a6474; }
.text { color: #9a6474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a6474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 100 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a6474, #9a6f64); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A6474?: #9A6474 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A6474?: The RGB value is 154, 100, 116: 154 red, 100 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A6474?: The complementary color is #649A8A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A6474?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.