What color is #9D6C76?

#9D6C76 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9D6C76?

The RGB value is 157, 108, 118: 157 red, 108 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9D6C76?

The complementary color is #6C9D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9D6C76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9D6C76 color

#9D6C76 rgb(157, 108, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #9D6C76 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 61.6% red, 42.4% green and 46.3% blue (157, 108, 118).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 20% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 25% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#9D6C76 color codes

HEX	`#9D6C76`
RGB	`rgb(157, 108, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(61.6%, 42.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 20%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 31%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 25%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.92, 21.01, 2.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.92, 21.14, 6.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.538, 19.203, 19.655)`
Decimal	`10316918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9D6C76, 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 #9D6C76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9D6C76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #9D6C76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9d6c76; }
.text { color: #9d6c76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9d6c76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(157 108 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9d6c76, #9d7b6c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9D6C76?: #9D6C76 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9D6C76?: The RGB value is 157, 108, 118: 157 red, 108 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9D6C76?: The complementary color is #6C9D93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9D6C76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.