What color is #9F5E68?

#9F5E68 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F5E68?

The RGB value is 159, 94, 104: 159 red, 94 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F5E68?

The complementary color is #5E9F95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F5E68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F5E68 color

#9F5E68 rgb(159, 94, 104)

Shades of red

The hex color #9F5E68 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 36.9% green and 40.8% blue (159, 94, 104).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 26% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 41% magenta, 35% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#9F5E68 color codes

HEX	`#9F5E68`
RGB	`rgb(159, 94, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 36.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 26%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 41%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 41%, 35%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.47, 27.75, 5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.47, 28.34, 11.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.8, 16.377, 15.16)`
Decimal	`10444392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F5E68, 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 #9F5E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F5E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #9F5E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f5e68; }
.text { color: #9f5e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f5e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 94 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f5e68, #9f755e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9F5E68?: #9F5E68 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F5E68?: The RGB value is 159, 94, 104: 159 red, 94 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F5E68?: The complementary color is #5E9F95, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F5E68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.