What color is #9F0630?

#9F0630 is a dark, vivid rose known as Petal of a Dying Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F0630?

The RGB value is 159, 6, 48: 159 red, 6 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F0630?

The complementary color is #069F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F0630?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F0630 color

#9F0630 rgb(159, 6, 48)

Shades of red

The hex color #9F0630 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 2.4% green and 18.8% blue (159, 6, 48).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 93% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 96% magenta, 70% yellow and 38% black.

This exact color is also called Petal of a Dying Rose.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#9F0630 color codes

HEX	`#9F0630`
RGB	`rgb(159, 6, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 2.4%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 93%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 96%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 96%, 70%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.39, 56.72, 21.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.39, 60.67, 20.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.898, 7.717, 3.501)`
Decimal	`10421808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F0630, 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 #9F0630	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9F0630 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #9F0630 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f0630; }
.text { color: #9f0630; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f0630; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 6 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f0630, #9f2806); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #9F0630?: #9F0630 is a dark, vivid rose known as Petal of a Dying Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F0630?: The RGB value is 159, 6, 48: 159 red, 6 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F0630?: The complementary color is #069F75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F0630?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.