What color is #9D6B6B?

#9D6B6B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D6B6B?

The RGB value is 157, 107, 107: 157 red, 107 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D6B6B?

The complementary color is #6B9D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D6B6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D6B6B color

#9D6B6B rgb(157, 107, 107)

Shades of red

The hex color #9D6B6B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 42% green and 42% blue (157, 107, 107).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 20% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 32% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#9D6B6B color codes

HEX	`#9D6B6B`
RGB	`rgb(157, 107, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 42%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 20%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 32%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 32%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.39, 19.98, 8.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.39, 21.56, 22.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.817, 18.746, 16.376)`
Decimal	`10316651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D6B6B, 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 #9D6B6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D6B6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #9D6B6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d6b6b; }
.text { color: #9d6b6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d6b6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 107 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d6b6b, #9d846b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D6B6B?: #9D6B6B is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D6B6B?: The RGB value is 157, 107, 107: 157 red, 107 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D6B6B?: The complementary color is #6B9D9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D6B6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.