What color is #9B6471?

#9B6471 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B6471?

The RGB value is 155, 100, 113: 155 red, 100 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B6471?

The complementary color is #649B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B6471?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B6471 color

#9B6471 rgb(155, 100, 113)

Shades of red

The hex color #9B6471 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 39.2% green and 44.3% blue (155, 100, 113).

Its hue angle is 346°, with 22% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 27% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#9B6471 color codes

HEX	`#9B6471`
RGB	`rgb(155, 100, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 39.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(346, 22%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(346, 35%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 27%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.61, 24.06, 1.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.61, 24.14, 4.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.056, 17.277, 17.845)`
Decimal	`10183793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B6471, 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 #9B6471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9B6471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #9B6471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b6471; }
.text { color: #9b6471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b6471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 100 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b6471, #9b7364); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9B6471?: #9B6471 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B6471?: The RGB value is 155, 100, 113: 155 red, 100 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B6471?: The complementary color is #649B8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B6471?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.