What color is #9B6264?

#9B6264 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B6264?

The RGB value is 155, 98, 100: 155 red, 98 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B6264?

The complementary color is #629B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B6264?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B6264 color

#9B6264 rgb(155, 98, 100)

Shades of red

The hex color #9B6264 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 38.4% green and 39.2% blue (155, 98, 100).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 23% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 35% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#9B6264 color codes

HEX	`#9B6264`
RGB	`rgb(155, 98, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 38.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 23%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 37%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 35%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.78, 23.38, 8.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.78, 24.9, 20.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.186, 16.626, 14.2)`
Decimal	`10183268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B6264, 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 #9B6264	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B6264 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #9B6264 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b6264; }
.text { color: #9b6264; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b6264; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 98 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b6264, #9b7d62); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B6264?: #9B6264 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B6264?: The RGB value is 155, 98, 100: 155 red, 98 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B6264?: The complementary color is #629B99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B6264?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.