What color is #9C5F70?

#9C5F70 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C5F70?

The RGB value is 156, 95, 112: 156 red, 95 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C5F70?

The complementary color is #5F9C8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C5F70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C5F70 color

#9C5F70 rgb(156, 95, 112)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9C5F70 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 37.3% green and 43.9% blue (156, 95, 112).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 24% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 28% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#9C5F70 color codes

HEX	`#9C5F70`
RGB	`rgb(156, 95, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 37.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 24%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 39%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 28%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.53, 27.14, 0.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.53, 27.16, 2.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.728, 16.424, 17.404)`
Decimal	`10248048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C5F70, 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 #9C5F70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C5F70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #9C5F70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c5f70; }
.text { color: #9c5f70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c5f70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 95 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c5f70, #9c6d5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9C5F70?: #9C5F70 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C5F70?: The RGB value is 156, 95, 112: 156 red, 95 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C5F70?: The complementary color is #5F9C8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C5F70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.