What color is #9A6F72?

#9A6F72 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9A6F72?

The RGB value is 154, 111, 114: 154 red, 111 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9A6F72?

The complementary color is #6F9A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A6F72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9A6F72 color

#9A6F72 rgb(154, 111, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #9A6F72 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 43.5% green and 44.7% blue (154, 111, 114).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 18% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 26% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 5.9 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#9A6F72 color codes

HEX	`#9A6F72`
RGB	`rgb(154, 111, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 43.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 18%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 28%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 26%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.22, 17.5, 5.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.22, 18.23, 16.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.049, 19.455, 18.51)`
Decimal	`10121074`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9A6F72, 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 #9A6F72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9A6F72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #9A6F72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a6f72; }
.text { color: #9a6f72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a6f72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 111 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a6f72, #9a816f); }

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Questions

What color is #9A6F72?: #9A6F72 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9A6F72?: The RGB value is 154, 111, 114: 154 red, 111 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9A6F72?: The complementary color is #6F9A97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A6F72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.