What color is #9A6566?

#9A6566 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A6566?

The RGB value is 154, 101, 102: 154 red, 101 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A6566?

The complementary color is #659A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A6566?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A6566 color

#9A6566 rgb(154, 101, 102)

Shades of red

The hex color #9A6566 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 39.6% green and 40% blue (154, 101, 102).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 34% 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 4.74:1).

#9A6566 color codes

HEX	`#9A6566`
RGB	`rgb(154, 101, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 39.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 34%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 34%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.43, 21.53, 8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.43, 23.06, 20.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.379, 17.138, 14.802)`
Decimal	`10118502`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A6566, 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 #9A6566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A6566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #9A6566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a6566; }
.text { color: #9a6566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a6566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 101 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a6566, #9a7f65); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A6566?: #9A6566 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A6566?: The RGB value is 154, 101, 102: 154 red, 101 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A6566?: The complementary color is #659A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A6566?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.