What color is #9F4F5C?

#9F4F5C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Laffy Taffy. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F4F5C?

The RGB value is 159, 79, 92: 159 red, 79 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F4F5C?

The complementary color is #4F9F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F4F5C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F4F5C color

#9F4F5C rgb(159, 79, 92)

Shades of red

The hex color #9F4F5C is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 31% green and 36.1% blue (159, 79, 92).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 34% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 42% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Rose Laffy Taffy (#A6465B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#9F4F5C color codes

HEX	`#9F4F5C`
RGB	`rgb(159, 79, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 31%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 34%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 50%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 42%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.85, 34.5, 7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.85, 35.4, 12.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.027, 13.737, 11.773)`
Decimal	`10440540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F4F5C, 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 #9F4F5C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F4F5C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	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 #9F4F5C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f4f5c; }
.text { color: #9f4f5c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f4f5c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 79 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f4f5c, #9f6a4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #9F4F5C?: #9F4F5C is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Rose Laffy Taffy. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F4F5C?: The RGB value is 159, 79, 92: 159 red, 79 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F4F5C?: The complementary color is #4F9F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F4F5C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.75:1 and white text 5.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.