What color is #9C6771?

#9C6771 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C6771?

The RGB value is 156, 103, 113: 156 red, 103 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C6771?

The complementary color is #679C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C6771?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C6771 color

#9C6771 rgb(156, 103, 113)

Shades of red

The hex color #9C6771 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 40.4% green and 44.3% blue (156, 103, 113).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 21% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 28% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#9C6771 color codes

HEX	`#9C6771`
RGB	`rgb(156, 103, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 40.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 21%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 34%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 28%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.45, 22.74, 3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.45, 22.96, 7.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.542, 17.962, 17.952)`
Decimal	`10250097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C6771, 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 #9C6771	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9C6771 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	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 #9C6771 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c6771; }
.text { color: #9c6771; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c6771; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 103 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c6771, #9c7867); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C6771?: #9C6771 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C6771?: The RGB value is 156, 103, 113: 156 red, 103 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C6771?: The complementary color is #679C92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C6771?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.