What color is #9F5060?

#9F5060 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F5060?

The RGB value is 159, 80, 96: 159 red, 80 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F5060?

The complementary color is #509F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F5060?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F5060 color

#9F5060 rgb(159, 80, 96)

Shades of red

The hex color #9F5060 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 31.4% green and 37.6% blue (159, 80, 96).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 33% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 40% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Berry (#9F4D65), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#9F5060 color codes

HEX	`#9F5060`
RGB	`rgb(159, 80, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 31.4%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 33%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 50%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 40%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.17, 34.43, 5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.17, 34.94, 9.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.279, 13.955, 12.742)`
Decimal	`10440800`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F5060, 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 #9F5060	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F5060 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #9F5060 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f5060; }
.text { color: #9f5060; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f5060; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 80 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f5060, #9f6750); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #9F5060?: #9F5060 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F5060?: The RGB value is 159, 80, 96: 159 red, 80 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F5060?: The complementary color is #509F8F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F5060?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.