What color is #9D535F?

#9D535F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D535F?

The RGB value is 157, 83, 95: 157 red, 83 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D535F?

The complementary color is #539D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D535F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D535F color

#9D535F rgb(157, 83, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #9D535F is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 32.5% green and 37.3% blue (157, 83, 95).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 31% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 39% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Berry (#9F4D65), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#9D535F color codes

HEX	`#9D535F`
RGB	`rgb(157, 83, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 32.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 31%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 47%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 39%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.49, 31.94, 6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.49, 32.68, 12.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.064, 14.183, 12.558)`
Decimal	`10310495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D535F, 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 #9D535F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9D535F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #9D535F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d535f; }
.text { color: #9d535f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d535f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 83 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d535f, #9d6c53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #9D535F?: #9D535F is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D535F?: The RGB value is 157, 83, 95: 157 red, 83 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D535F?: The complementary color is #539D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D535F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.