What color is #9E4F55?

#9E4F55 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Eternal Flame. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E4F55?

The RGB value is 158, 79, 85: 158 red, 79 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E4F55?

The complementary color is #4F9E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E4F55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E4F55 color

#9E4F55 rgb(158, 79, 85)

Shades of red

The hex color #9E4F55 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 31% green and 33.3% blue (158, 79, 85).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 33% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 46% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Eternal Flame (#A13F49), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.67:1).

#9E4F55 color codes

HEX	`#9E4F55`
RGB	`rgb(158, 79, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 31%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 33%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 50%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 46%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.53, 33.35, 11.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.53, 35.35, 19.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.537, 13.519, 10.226)`
Decimal	`10374997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E4F55, 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 #9E4F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9E4F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	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 #9E4F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e4f55; }
.text { color: #9e4f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e4f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 79 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e4f55, #9e704f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #9E4F55?: #9E4F55 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Eternal Flame. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E4F55?: The RGB value is 158, 79, 85: 158 red, 79 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E4F55?: The complementary color is #4F9E98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E4F55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.7:1 and white text 5.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.