What color is #9F2761?

#9F2761 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Thorne Wines. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F2761?

The RGB value is 159, 39, 97: 159 red, 39 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F2761?

The complementary color is #279F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F2761?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F2761 color

#9F2761 rgb(159, 39, 97)

Shades of red

The hex color #9F2761 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 15.3% green and 38% blue (159, 39, 97).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 61% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 39% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Thorne Wines (#9C2D5D), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#9F2761 color codes

HEX	`#9F2761`
RGB	`rgb(159, 39, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 15.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 61%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 75%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 39%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.28, 53.08, -4.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.28, 53.3, 354.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.182, 9.687, 12.272)`
Decimal	`10430305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F2761, 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 #9F2761	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9F2761 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #9F2761 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f2761; }
.text { color: #9f2761; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f2761; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 39 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f2761, #9f2927); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Violet Red.

Questions

What color is #9F2761?: #9F2761 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Thorne Wines. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F2761?: The RGB value is 159, 39, 97: 159 red, 39 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F2761?: The complementary color is #279F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F2761?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.