What color is #9B485F?

#9B485F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velvet Wine. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B485F?

The RGB value is 155, 72, 95: 155 red, 72 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B485F?

The complementary color is #489B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B485F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B485F color

#9B485F rgb(155, 72, 95)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9B485F is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 28.2% green and 37.3% blue (155, 72, 95).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 37% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 39% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Wine (#9A435D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#9B485F color codes

HEX	`#9B485F`
RGB	`rgb(155, 72, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 28.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 37%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 54%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 39%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.89, 37.07, 3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.89, 37.2, 4.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.901, 12.431, 12.281)`
Decimal	`10176607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B485F, 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 #9B485F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B485F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #9B485F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b485f; }
.text { color: #9b485f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b485f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 72 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b485f, #9b5a48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #9B485F?: #9B485F is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velvet Wine. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B485F?: The RGB value is 155, 72, 95: 155 red, 72 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B485F?: The complementary color is #489B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B485F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.