What color is #9D5D65?

#9D5D65 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D5D65?

The RGB value is 157, 93, 101: 157 red, 93 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D5D65?

The complementary color is #5D9D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D5D65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D5D65 color

#9D5D65 rgb(157, 93, 101)

Shades of red

The hex color #9D5D65 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 36.5% green and 39.6% blue (157, 93, 101).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 26% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 36% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#9D5D65 color codes

HEX	`#9D5D65`
RGB	`rgb(157, 93, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 36.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 26%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 41%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 36%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.89, 27.14, 6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.89, 27.96, 13.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.169, 15.938, 14.323)`
Decimal	`10313061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D5D65, 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 #9D5D65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9D5D65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #9D5D65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d5d65; }
.text { color: #9d5d65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d5d65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 93 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d5d65, #9d755d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9D5D65?: #9D5D65 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D5D65?: The RGB value is 157, 93, 101: 157 red, 93 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D5D65?: The complementary color is #5D9D95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D5D65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.