What color is #9E7272?

#9E7272 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9E7272?

The RGB value is 158, 114, 114: 158 red, 114 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E7272?

The complementary color is #729E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E7272?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E7272 color

#9E7272 rgb(158, 114, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #9E7272 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 44.7% green and 44.7% blue (158, 114, 114).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 28% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Equestrienne (#A07569), a difference of 5.4 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#9E7272 color codes

HEX	`#9E7272`
RGB	`rgb(158, 114, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 44.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 28%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 28%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.42, 17.37, 6.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.42, 18.68, 21.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.156, 20.52, 18.657)`
Decimal	`10383986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E7272, 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 #9E7272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9E7272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #9E7272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e7272; }
.text { color: #9e7272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e7272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 114 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e7272, #9e8872); }

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Questions

What color is #9E7272?: #9E7272 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Equestrienne. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9E7272?: The RGB value is 158, 114, 114: 158 red, 114 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E7272?: The complementary color is #729E9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E7272?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.