What color is #9B5C61?

#9B5C61 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B5C61?

The RGB value is 155, 92, 97: 155 red, 92 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B5C61?

The complementary color is #5C9B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B5C61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B5C61 color

#9B5C61 rgb(155, 92, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #9B5C61 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 36.1% green and 38% blue (155, 92, 97).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 26% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 37% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#9B5C61 color codes

HEX	`#9B5C61`
RGB	`rgb(155, 92, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 36.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 26%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 41%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 37%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.29, 26.4, 8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.29, 27.66, 17.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.503, 15.488, 13.269)`
Decimal	`10181729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B5C61, 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 #9B5C61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B5C61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #9B5C61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b5c61; }
.text { color: #9b5c61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b5c61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 92 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b5c61, #9b765c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9B5C61?: #9B5C61 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B5C61?: The RGB value is 155, 92, 97: 155 red, 92 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B5C61?: The complementary color is #5C9B96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B5C61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.