What color is #9C6B70?

#9C6B70 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C6B70?

The RGB value is 156, 107, 112: 156 red, 107 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9C6B70?

The complementary color is #6B9C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C6B70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C6B70 color

#9C6B70 rgb(156, 107, 112)

Shades of red

The hex color #9C6B70 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.2% red, 42% green and 43.9% blue (156, 107, 112).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 20% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 28% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#9C6B70 color codes

HEX	`#9C6B70`
RGB	`rgb(156, 107, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 42%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 20%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 31%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 28%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.4, 20.3, 5.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.4, 20.94, 14.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.893, 18.754, 17.793)`
Decimal	`10251120`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C6B70, 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 #9C6B70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C6B70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #9C6B70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c6b70; }
.text { color: #9c6b70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c6b70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 107 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c6b70, #9c7f6b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9C6B70?: #9C6B70 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C6B70?: The RGB value is 156, 107, 112: 156 red, 107 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C6B70?: The complementary color is #6B9C97, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C6B70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.