What color is #9E4158?

#9E4158 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Velvet Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E4158?

The RGB value is 158, 65, 88: 158 red, 65 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E4158?

The complementary color is #419E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E4158?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E4158 color

#9E4158 rgb(158, 65, 88)

Shades of red

The hex color #9E4158 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 25.5% green and 34.5% blue (158, 65, 88).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 42% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 44% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Wine (#9A435D), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#9E4158 color codes

HEX	`#9E4158`
RGB	`rgb(158, 65, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 25.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 42%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 59%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 44%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.83, 40.87, 6.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.83, 41.32, 8.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.753, 11.756, 10.565)`
Decimal	`10371416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E4158, 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 #9E4158	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9E4158 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #9E4158 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e4158; }
.text { color: #9e4158; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e4158; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 65 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e4158, #9e5941); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #9E4158?: #9E4158 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Velvet Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E4158?: The RGB value is 158, 65, 88: 158 red, 65 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E4158?: The complementary color is #419E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E4158?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.