What color is #9D5F61?

#9D5F61 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D5F61?

The RGB value is 157, 95, 97: 157 red, 95 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D5F61?

The complementary color is #5F9D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D5F61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D5F61 color

#9D5F61 rgb(157, 95, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #9D5F61 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 37.3% green and 38% blue (157, 95, 97).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 25% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 39% magenta, 38% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cheek Red (#A55A55), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#9D5F61 color codes

HEX	`#9D5F61`
RGB	`rgb(157, 95, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 37.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 25%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 39%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 39%, 38%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.26, 25.5, 9.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.26, 27.26, 20.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.155, 16.217, 13.376)`
Decimal	`10313569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D5F61, 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 #9D5F61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9D5F61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #9D5F61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d5f61; }
.text { color: #9d5f61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d5f61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 95 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d5f61, #9d7c5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9D5F61?: #9D5F61 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D5F61?: The RGB value is 157, 95, 97: 157 red, 95 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D5F61?: The complementary color is #5F9D9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D5F61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.