What color is #9F2260?

#9F2260 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Thorne Wines. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F2260?

The RGB value is 159, 34, 96: 159 red, 34 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F2260?

The complementary color is #229F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F2260?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F2260 color

#9F2260 rgb(159, 34, 96)

Shades of red

The hex color #9F2260 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 13.3% green and 37.6% blue (159, 34, 96).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 65% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 40% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Thorne Wines (#9C2D5D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#9F2260 color codes

HEX	`#9F2260`
RGB	`rgb(159, 34, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 13.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 65%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 79%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 40%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.67, 54.58, -5.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.67, 54.81, 354.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.983, 9.362, 11.977)`
Decimal	`10429024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F2260, 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 #9F2260	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9F2260 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #9F2260 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f2260; }
.text { color: #9f2260; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f2260; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 34 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f2260, #9f2322); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #9F2260?: #9F2260 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Thorne Wines. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F2260?: The RGB value is 159, 34, 96: 159 red, 34 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F2260?: The complementary color is #229F61, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F2260?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.