What color is #9B515E?

#9B515E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B515E?

The RGB value is 155, 81, 94: 155 red, 81 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B515E?

The complementary color is #519B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B515E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B515E color

#9B515E rgb(155, 81, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #9B515E is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 31.8% green and 36.9% blue (155, 81, 94).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 31% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 39% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Berry (#9F4D65), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#9B515E color codes

HEX	`#9B515E`
RGB	`rgb(155, 81, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 31.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 31%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 48%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 39%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.75, 32.14, 6.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.75, 32.78, 11.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.481, 13.663, 12.251)`
Decimal	`10178910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B515E, 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 #9B515E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B515E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #9B515E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b515e; }
.text { color: #9b515e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b515e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 81 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b515e, #9b6951); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #9B515E?: #9B515E is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B515E?: The RGB value is 155, 81, 94: 155 red, 81 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B515E?: The complementary color is #519B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B515E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.