What color is #9A6C75?

#9A6C75 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A6C75?

The RGB value is 154, 108, 117: 154 red, 108 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A6C75?

The complementary color is #6C9A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A6C75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A6C75 color

#9A6C75 rgb(154, 108, 117)

Shades of red

The hex color #9A6C75 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 42.4% green and 45.9% blue (154, 108, 117).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 19% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 24% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#9A6C75 color codes

HEX	`#9A6C75`
RGB	`rgb(154, 108, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 42.4%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 19%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 30%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 24%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.55, 19.69, 2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.55, 19.83, 6.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.9, 18.881, 19.317)`
Decimal	`10120309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A6C75, 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 #9A6C75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A6C75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #9A6C75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a6c75; }
.text { color: #9a6c75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a6c75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 108 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a6c75, #9a7a6c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9A6C75?: #9A6C75 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A6C75?: The RGB value is 154, 108, 117: 154 red, 108 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A6C75?: The complementary color is #6C9A91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A6C75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.