What color is #9B4E59?

#9B4E59 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Laffy Taffy. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B4E59?

The RGB value is 155, 78, 89: 155 red, 78 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B4E59?

The complementary color is #4E9B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B4E59?

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.

#9B4E59 color

#9B4E59 rgb(155, 78, 89)

Shades of red

The hex color #9B4E59 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 30.6% green and 34.9% blue (155, 78, 89).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 33% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 43% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Rose Laffy Taffy (#A6465B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#9B4E59 color codes

HEX	`#9B4E59`
RGB	`rgb(155, 78, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 30.6%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 33%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 50%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 43%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.97, 33.18, 8.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.97, 34.23, 14.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.046, 13.14, 11.035)`
Decimal	`10178137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B4E59, 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 #9B4E59	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B4E59 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 #9B4E59 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b4e59; }
.text { color: #9b4e59; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b4e59; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 78 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b4e59, #9b6a4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #9B4E59?: #9B4E59 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Laffy Taffy. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B4E59?: The RGB value is 155, 78, 89: 155 red, 78 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B4E59?: The complementary color is #4E9B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B4E59?: 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.