What color is #9C615C?

#9C615C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C615C?

The RGB value is 156, 97, 92: 156 red, 97 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C615C?

The complementary color is #5C979C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C615C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C615C color

#9C615C rgb(156, 97, 92)

Shades of red

The hex color #9C615C is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 38% green and 36.1% blue (156, 97, 92).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 26% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 41% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cheek Red (#A55A55), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#9C615C color codes

HEX	`#9C615C`
RGB	`rgb(156, 97, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 38%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 26%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 41%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 41%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.48, 23.35, 12.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.48, 26.69, 28.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.918, 16.392, 12.238)`
Decimal	`10248540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C615C, 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 #9C615C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C615C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	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 #9C615C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c615c; }
.text { color: #9c615c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c615c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 97 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c615c, #9c815c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9C615C?: #9C615C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C615C?: The RGB value is 156, 97, 92: 156 red, 97 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C615C?: The complementary color is #5C979C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C615C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.