What color is #9C6662?

#9C6662 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C6662?

The RGB value is 156, 102, 98: 156 red, 102 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C6662?

The complementary color is #62989C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C6662?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C6662 color

#9C6662 rgb(156, 102, 98)

Shades of red

The hex color #9C6662 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 40% green and 38.4% blue (156, 102, 98).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 23% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 37% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#9C6662 color codes

HEX	`#9C6662`
RGB	`rgb(156, 102, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 40%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 23%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 37%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 37%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.83, 21.24, 11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.83, 24.02, 27.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.667, 17.454, 13.833)`
Decimal	`10249826`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C6662, 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 #9C6662	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C6662 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #9C6662 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c6662; }
.text { color: #9c6662; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c6662; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 102 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c6662, #9c8362); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9C6662?: #9C6662 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C6662?: The RGB value is 156, 102, 98: 156 red, 102 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C6662?: The complementary color is #62989C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C6662?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.