What color is #9E7174?

#9E7174 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E7174?

The RGB value is 158, 113, 116: 158 red, 113 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E7174?

The complementary color is #719E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E7174?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E7174 color

#9E7174 rgb(158, 113, 116)

Shades of red

The hex color #9E7174 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 44.3% green and 45.5% blue (158, 113, 116).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 19% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 27% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#9E7174 color codes

HEX	`#9E7174`
RGB	`rgb(158, 113, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 44.3%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 19%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 28%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 27%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.22, 18.23, 5.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.22, 19.02, 16.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.159, 20.342, 19.226)`
Decimal	`10383732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E7174, 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 #9E7174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E7174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	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 #9E7174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e7174; }
.text { color: #9e7174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e7174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 113 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e7174, #9e8571); }

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Questions

What color is #9E7174?: #9E7174 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E7174?: The RGB value is 158, 113, 116: 158 red, 113 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E7174?: The complementary color is #719E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E7174?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.07:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.