What color is #9B4D61?

#9B4D61 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B4D61?

The RGB value is 155, 77, 97: 155 red, 77 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B4D61?

The complementary color is #4D9B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B4D61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B4D61 color

#9B4D61 rgb(155, 77, 97)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9B4D61 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 30.2% green and 38% blue (155, 77, 97).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 34% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 37% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Berry (#9F4D65), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#9B4D61 color codes

HEX	`#9B4D61`
RGB	`rgb(155, 77, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 30.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 34%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 50%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 37%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.98, 34.67, 3.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.98, 34.85, 5.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.33, 13.141, 12.878)`
Decimal	`10177889`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B4D61, 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 #9B4D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B4D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	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 #9B4D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b4d61; }
.text { color: #9b4d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b4d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 77 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b4d61, #9b604d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #9B4D61?: #9B4D61 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B4D61?: The RGB value is 155, 77, 97: 155 red, 77 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B4D61?: The complementary color is #4D9B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B4D61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.63:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.