What color is #9A6B71?

#9A6B71 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A6B71?

The RGB value is 154, 107, 113: 154 red, 107 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A6B71?

The complementary color is #6B9A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A6B71?

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

#9A6B71 color

#9A6B71 rgb(154, 107, 113)

Shades of red

The hex color #9A6B71 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 42% green and 44.3% blue (154, 107, 113).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 27% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9A6B71 color codes

HEX	`#9A6B71`
RGB	`rgb(154, 107, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 42%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 31%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 27%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.19, 19.65, 4.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.19, 20.1, 12.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.565, 18.579, 18.07)`
Decimal	`10120049`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A6B71, 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 #9A6B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A6B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	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 #9A6B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a6b71; }
.text { color: #9a6b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a6b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 107 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a6b71, #9a7c6b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A6B71?: #9A6B71 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A6B71?: The RGB value is 154, 107, 113: 154 red, 107 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A6B71?: The complementary color is #6B9A94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A6B71?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.