What color is #9E6868?

#9E6868 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E6868?

The RGB value is 158, 104, 104: 158 red, 104 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E6868?

The complementary color is #689E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E6868?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E6868 color

#9E6868 rgb(158, 104, 104)

Shades of red

The hex color #9E6868 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 40.8% green and 40.8% blue (158, 104, 104).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 22% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 34% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#9E6868 color codes

HEX	`#9E6868`
RGB	`rgb(158, 104, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 40.8%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 22%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 34%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 34%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.7, 21.69, 8.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.7, 23.45, 22.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.55, 18.171, 15.466)`
Decimal	`10381416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E6868, 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 #9E6868	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9E6868 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	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 #9E6868 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e6868; }
.text { color: #9e6868; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e6868; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 104 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e6868, #9e8368); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9E6868?: #9E6868 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E6868?: The RGB value is 158, 104, 104: 158 red, 104 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E6868?: The complementary color is #689E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E6868?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.