What color is #9F4A65?

#9F4A65 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F4A65?

The RGB value is 159, 74, 101: 159 red, 74 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F4A65?

The complementary color is #4A9F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F4A65?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F4A65 color

#9F4A65 rgb(159, 74, 101)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9F4A65 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 29% green and 39.6% blue (159, 74, 101).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 36% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 53% magenta, 36% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Berry (#9F4D65), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.77:1).

#9F4A65 color codes

HEX	`#9F4A65`
RGB	`rgb(159, 74, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 29%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 36%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 53%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 53%, 36%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.08, 38.2, 1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.08, 38.22, 1.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.097, 13.21, 13.853)`
Decimal	`10439269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F4A65, 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 #9F4A65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F4A65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	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 #9F4A65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f4a65; }
.text { color: #9f4a65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f4a65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 74 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f4a65, #9f5a4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #9F4A65?: #9F4A65 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F4A65?: The RGB value is 159, 74, 101: 159 red, 74 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F4A65?: The complementary color is #4A9F84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F4A65?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.