What color is #9B4B51?

#9B4B51 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Eternal Flame. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B4B51?

The RGB value is 155, 75, 81: 155 red, 75 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B4B51?

The complementary color is #4B9B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B4B51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B4B51 color

#9B4B51 rgb(155, 75, 81)

Shades of red

The hex color #9B4B51 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 29.4% green and 31.8% blue (155, 75, 81).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 35% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 48% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Flame (#A13F49), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#9B4B51 color codes

HEX	`#9B4B51`
RGB	`rgb(155, 75, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 29.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 35%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 52%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 48%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.15, 33.91, 12.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.15, 36.04, 19.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.52, 12.597, 9.292)`
Decimal	`10177361`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B4B51, 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 #9B4B51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B4B51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #9B4B51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b4b51; }
.text { color: #9b4b51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b4b51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 75 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b4b51, #9b6d4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #9B4B51?: #9B4B51 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Eternal Flame. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B4B51?: The RGB value is 155, 75, 81: 155 red, 75 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B4B51?: The complementary color is #4B9B95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B4B51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.