What color is #9B6F6E?

#9B6F6E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9B6F6E?

The RGB value is 155, 111, 110: 155 red, 111 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9B6F6E?

The complementary color is #6E9A9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9B6F6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9B6F6E color

#9B6F6E rgb(155, 111, 110)

Shades of red

The hex color #9B6F6E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.8% red, 43.5% green and 43.1% blue (155, 111, 110).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 18% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 29% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#9B6F6E color codes

HEX	`#9B6F6E`
RGB	`rgb(155, 111, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.8%, 43.5%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 18%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 29%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 29%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.23, 17.31, 7.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.23, 18.86, 23.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.017, 19.464, 17.346)`
Decimal	`10186606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9B6F6E, 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 #9B6F6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9B6F6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	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 #9B6F6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9b6f6e; }
.text { color: #9b6f6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9b6f6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(155 111 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9b6f6e, #9b856e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9B6F6E?: #9B6F6E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9B6F6E?: The RGB value is 155, 111, 110: 155 red, 111 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9B6F6E?: The complementary color is #6E9A9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9B6F6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.