What color is #9A656E?

#9A656E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A656E?

The RGB value is 154, 101, 110: 154 red, 101 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A656E?

The complementary color is #659A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A656E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A656E color

#9A656E rgb(154, 101, 110)

Shades of red

The hex color #9A656E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 39.6% green and 43.1% blue (154, 101, 110).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 21% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 29% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#9A656E color codes

HEX	`#9A656E`
RGB	`rgb(154, 101, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 39.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 21%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 34%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 29%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.64, 22.66, 3.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.64, 22.97, 9.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.795, 17.305, 16.994)`
Decimal	`10118510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A656E, 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 #9A656E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9A656E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #9A656E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a656e; }
.text { color: #9a656e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a656e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 101 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a656e, #9a7765); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A656E?: #9A656E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A656E?: The RGB value is 154, 101, 110: 154 red, 101 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A656E?: The complementary color is #659A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A656E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.