What color is #9F5253?

#9F5253 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F5253?

The RGB value is 159, 82, 83: 159 red, 82 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F5253?

The complementary color is #529F9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F5253?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F5253 color

#9F5253 rgb(159, 82, 83)

Shades of red

The hex color #9F5253 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 32.2% green and 32.5% blue (159, 82, 83).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 32% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 48% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cheek Red (#A55A55), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

#9F5253 color codes

HEX	`#9F5253`
RGB	`rgb(159, 82, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 32.2%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 32%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 48%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 48%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.28, 31.9, 14.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.28, 34.84, 23.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.878, 14.032, 9.896)`
Decimal	`10441299`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F5253, 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 #9F5253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F5253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	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 #9F5253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f5253; }
.text { color: #9f5253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f5253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 82 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f5253, #9f7752); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #9F5253?: #9F5253 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F5253?: The RGB value is 159, 82, 83: 159 red, 82 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F5253?: The complementary color is #529F9E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F5253?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and white text 5.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.