What color is #9C5864?

#9C5864 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C5864?

The RGB value is 156, 88, 100: 156 red, 88 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C5864?

The complementary color is #589C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C5864?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C5864 color

#9C5864 rgb(156, 88, 100)

Shades of red

The hex color #9C5864 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 34.5% green and 39.2% blue (156, 88, 100).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 28% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 36% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Berry (#9F4D65), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#9C5864 color codes

HEX	`#9C5864`
RGB	`rgb(156, 88, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 34.5%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 28%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 44%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 36%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.59, 29.42, 5.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.59, 29.92, 10.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.501, 14.969, 13.916)`
Decimal	`10246244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C5864, 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 #9C5864	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C5864 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #9C5864 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c5864; }
.text { color: #9c5864; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c5864; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 88 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c5864, #9c6e58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9C5864?: #9C5864 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C5864?: The RGB value is 156, 88, 100: 156 red, 88 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C5864?: The complementary color is #589C90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C5864?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.