What color is #9E626A?

#9E626A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E626A?

The RGB value is 158, 98, 106: 158 red, 98 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E626A?

The complementary color is #629E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E626A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E626A color

#9E626A rgb(158, 98, 106)

Shades of red

The hex color #9E626A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 38.4% green and 41.6% blue (158, 98, 106).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 24% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 33% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#9E626A color codes

HEX	`#9E626A`
RGB	`rgb(158, 98, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 38.4%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 24%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 38%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 33%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.32, 25.37, 5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.32, 26.02, 12.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.07, 17.047, 15.813)`
Decimal	`10379882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E626A, 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 #9E626A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9E626A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #9E626A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e626a; }
.text { color: #9e626a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e626a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 98 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e626a, #9e7862); }

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Questions

What color is #9E626A?: #9E626A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E626A?: The RGB value is 158, 98, 106: 158 red, 98 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E626A?: The complementary color is #629E96, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E626A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.