What color is #9B5F6E?

#9B5F6E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B5F6E?

The RGB value is 155, 95, 110: 155 red, 95 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B5F6E?

The complementary color is #5F9B8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B5F6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B5F6E color

#9B5F6E rgb(155, 95, 110)

Shades of red

The hex color #9B5F6E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 37.3% green and 43.1% blue (155, 95, 110).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 24% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 29% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#9B5F6E color codes

HEX	`#9B5F6E`
RGB	`rgb(155, 95, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 37.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 24%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 39%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 29%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.34, 26.47, 1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.34, 26.54, 4.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.425, 16.28, 16.815)`
Decimal	`10182510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B5F6E, 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 #9B5F6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B5F6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	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 #9B5F6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b5f6e; }
.text { color: #9b5f6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b5f6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 95 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b5f6e, #9b6e5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9B5F6E?: #9B5F6E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B5F6E?: The RGB value is 155, 95, 110: 155 red, 95 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B5F6E?: The complementary color is #5F9B8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B5F6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.26:1 and white text 4.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.