What color is #9C3E5A?

#9C3E5A is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velvet Wine. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C3E5A?

The RGB value is 156, 62, 90: 156 red, 62 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C3E5A?

The complementary color is #3E9C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C3E5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C3E5A color

#9C3E5A rgb(156, 62, 90)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9C3E5A is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 24.3% green and 35.3% blue (156, 62, 90).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 43% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 42% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Wine (#9A435D), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#9C3E5A color codes

HEX	`#9C3E5A`
RGB	`rgb(156, 62, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 24.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 43%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 60%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 42%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40, 41.85, 3.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40, 42.01, 4.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.28, 11.253, 10.933)`
Decimal	`10239578`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C3E5A, 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 #9C3E5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C3E5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #9C3E5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c3e5a; }
.text { color: #9c3e5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c3e5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 62 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c3e5a, #9c513e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #9C3E5A?: #9C3E5A is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Velvet Wine. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C3E5A?: The RGB value is 156, 62, 90: 156 red, 62 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C3E5A?: The complementary color is #3E9C80, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C3E5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.