What color is #9E4546?

#9E4546 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Lumberjack. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E4546?

The RGB value is 158, 69, 70: 158 red, 69 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E4546?

The complementary color is #459E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E4546?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E4546 color

#9E4546 rgb(158, 69, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #9E4546 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 27.1% green and 27.5% blue (158, 69, 70).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 39% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 56% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Lumberjack (#9D4542), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#9E4546 color codes

HEX	`#9E4546`
RGB	`rgb(158, 69, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 27.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 39%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 56%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 56%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.17, 37.14, 17.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.17, 41.15, 25.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.336, 11.97, 7.191)`
Decimal	`10372422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E4546, 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 #9E4546	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9E4546 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #9E4546 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e4546; }
.text { color: #9e4546; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e4546; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 69 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e4546, #9e7045); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #9E4546?: #9E4546 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Lumberjack. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E4546?: The RGB value is 158, 69, 70: 158 red, 69 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E4546?: The complementary color is #459E9D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E4546?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.