What color is #9C7070?

#9C7070 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9C7070?

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

What is the complementary color of #9C7070?

The complementary color is #709C9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9C7070?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9C7070 color

#9C7070 rgb(156, 112, 112)

Shades of red

The hex color #9C7070 is a grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 28% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#9C7070 color codes

HEX	`#9C7070`
RGB	`rgb(156, 112, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.2%, 43.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 28%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 28%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.64, 17.42, 6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.64, 18.74, 21.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.43, 19.827, 17.972)`
Decimal	`10252400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9C7070, 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 #9C7070	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9C7070 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #9C7070 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9c7070; }
.text { color: #9c7070; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9c7070; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(156 112 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9c7070, #9c8670); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9C7070?: #9C7070 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9C7070?: The RGB value is 156, 112, 112: 156 red, 112 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9C7070?: The complementary color is #709C9C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9C7070?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.