What color is #9D6473?

#9D6473 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D6473?

The RGB value is 157, 100, 115: 157 red, 100 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D6473?

The complementary color is #649D8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D6473?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D6473 color

#9D6473 rgb(157, 100, 115)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9D6473 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 39.2% green and 45.1% blue (157, 100, 115).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 23% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 27% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#9D6473 color codes

HEX	`#9D6473`
RGB	`rgb(157, 100, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 39.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 23%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 36%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 27%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.91, 25.13, 1.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.91, 25.16, 2.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.557, 17.522, 18.463)`
Decimal	`10314867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D6473, 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 #9D6473	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9D6473 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	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 #9D6473 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d6473; }
.text { color: #9d6473; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d6473; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 100 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d6473, #9d7264); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D6473?: #9D6473 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D6473?: The RGB value is 157, 100, 115: 157 red, 100 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D6473?: The complementary color is #649D8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D6473?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.