What color is #9E4C63?

#9E4C63 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E4C63?

The RGB value is 158, 76, 99: 158 red, 76 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E4C63?

The complementary color is #4C9E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E4C63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E4C63 color

#9E4C63 rgb(158, 76, 99)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9E4C63 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 29.8% green and 38.8% blue (158, 76, 99).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 35% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 37% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Berry (#9F4D65), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#9E4C63 color codes

HEX	`#9E4C63`
RGB	`rgb(158, 76, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 29.8%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 35%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 52%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 37%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.27, 36.55, 2.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.27, 36.66, 4.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.938, 13.341, 13.38)`
Decimal	`10374243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E4C63, 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 #9E4C63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9E4C63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #9E4C63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e4c63; }
.text { color: #9e4c63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e4c63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 76 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e4c63, #9e5e4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #9E4C63?: #9E4C63 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E4C63?: The RGB value is 158, 76, 99: 158 red, 76 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E4C63?: The complementary color is #4C9E87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E4C63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.