What color is #9F5672?

#9F5672 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F5672?

The RGB value is 159, 86, 114: 159 red, 86 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F5672?

The complementary color is #569F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F5672?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F5672 color

#9F5672 rgb(159, 86, 114)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9F5672 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 33.7% green and 44.7% blue (159, 86, 114).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 30% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 28% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Berry (#9F4D65), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#9F5672 color codes

HEX	`#9F5672`
RGB	`rgb(159, 86, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 33.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 30%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 46%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 28%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.97, 33.56, -2.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.97, 33.65, 355.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.664, 15.243, 17.77)`
Decimal	`10442354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F5672, 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 #9F5672	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F5672 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #9F5672 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f5672; }
.text { color: #9f5672; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f5672; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 86 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f5672, #9f5e56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mulberry.

Questions

What color is #9F5672?: #9F5672 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cherry Berry. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F5672?: The RGB value is 159, 86, 114: 159 red, 86 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F5672?: The complementary color is #569F83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F5672?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.05:1 and white text 5.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.