What color is #9E3B50?

#9E3B50 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Warrior Queen. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E3B50?

The RGB value is 158, 59, 80: 158 red, 59 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E3B50?

The complementary color is #3B9E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E3B50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E3B50 color

#9E3B50 rgb(158, 59, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #9E3B50 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 23.1% green and 31.4% blue (158, 59, 80).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 46% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 49% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Warrior Queen (#A32D48), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#9E3B50 color codes

HEX	`#9E3B50`
RGB	`rgb(158, 59, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 23.1%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 46%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 63%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 49%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.54, 42.93, 9.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.54, 43.92, 12.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.114, 10.978, 8.806)`
Decimal	`10369872`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E3B50, 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 #9E3B50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9E3B50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	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 #9E3B50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e3b50; }
.text { color: #9e3b50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e3b50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 59 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e3b50, #9e573b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #9E3B50?: #9E3B50 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Warrior Queen. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E3B50?: The RGB value is 158, 59, 80: 158 red, 59 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E3B50?: The complementary color is #3B9E89, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E3B50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.2:1 and white text 6.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.