What color is #9F4C40?

#9F4C40 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Mature Cognac. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F4C40?

The RGB value is 159, 76, 64: 159 red, 76 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F4C40?

The complementary color is #40939F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F4C40?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F4C40 color

#9F4C40 rgb(159, 76, 64)

Shades of brown

The hex color #9F4C40 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 29.8% green and 25.1% blue (159, 76, 64).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 43% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 52% magenta, 60% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mature Cognac (#9A463D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.86:1).

#9F4C40 color codes

HEX	`#9F4C40`
RGB	`rgb(159, 76, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 29.8%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 43%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 60%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 52%, 60%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.63, 33.4, 23.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.63, 40.73, 34.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.809, 12.912, 6.404)`
Decimal	`10439744`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F4C40, 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 #9F4C40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.58:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F4C40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.58:1	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 #9F4C40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f4c40; }
.text { color: #9f4c40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f4c40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 76 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f4c40, #9f7b40); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9F4C40?: #9F4C40 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Mature Cognac. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F4C40?: The RGB value is 159, 76, 64: 159 red, 76 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F4C40?: The complementary color is #40939F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F4C40?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.58:1 and white text 5.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.