What color is #9F5865?

#9F5865 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 #9F5865?

The RGB value is 159, 88, 101: 159 red, 88 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F5865?

The complementary color is #589F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F5865?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F5865 color

#9F5865 rgb(159, 88, 101)

Shades of red

The hex color #9F5865 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 34.5% green and 39.6% blue (159, 88, 101).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 29% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 36% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cherry Berry (#9F4D65), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#9F5865 color codes

HEX	`#9F5865`
RGB	`rgb(159, 88, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 34.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 29%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 45%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 36%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.03, 30.7, 5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.03, 31.19, 10.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.138, 15.292, 14.2)`
Decimal	`10442853`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F5865, 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 #9F5865	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F5865 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #9F5865 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f5865; }
.text { color: #9f5865; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f5865; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 88 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f5865, #9f6e58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9F5865?: #9F5865 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 #9F5865?: The RGB value is 159, 88, 101: 159 red, 88 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F5865?: The complementary color is #589F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F5865?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.