What color is #9C6269?

#9C6269 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C6269?

The RGB value is 156, 98, 105: 156 red, 98 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C6269?

The complementary color is #629C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C6269?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C6269 color

#9C6269 rgb(156, 98, 105)

Shades of red

The hex color #9C6269 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 38.4% green and 41.2% blue (156, 98, 105).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 23% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 33% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#9C6269 color codes

HEX	`#9C6269`
RGB	`rgb(156, 98, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 38.4%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 23%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 37%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 33%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.04, 24.45, 5.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.04, 25.16, 13.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.628, 16.825, 15.523)`
Decimal	`10248809`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C6269, 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 #9C6269	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C6269 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #9C6269 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c6269; }
.text { color: #9c6269; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c6269; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 98 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c6269, #9c7862); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C6269?: #9C6269 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C6269?: The RGB value is 156, 98, 105: 156 red, 98 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C6269?: The complementary color is #629C95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C6269?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.