What color is #9F5454?

#9F5454 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 #9F5454?

The RGB value is 159, 84, 84: 159 red, 84 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F5454?

The complementary color is #549F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F5454?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F5454 color

#9F5454 rgb(159, 84, 84)

Shades of red

The hex color #9F5454 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 32.9% green and 32.9% blue (159, 84, 84).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 31% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 47% magenta, 47% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cheek Red (#A55A55), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#9F5454 color codes

HEX	`#9F5454`
RGB	`rgb(159, 84, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 32.9%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 31%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 47%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 47%, 47%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.74, 30.92, 14.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.74, 33.95, 24.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.07, 14.354, 10.152)`
Decimal	`10441812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F5454, 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 #9F5454	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F5454 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #9F5454 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f5454; }
.text { color: #9f5454; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f5454; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 84 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f5454, #9f7a54); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #9F5454?: #9F5454 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 #9F5454?: The RGB value is 159, 84, 84: 159 red, 84 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F5454?: The complementary color is #549F9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F5454?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.