What color is #9F5F73?

#9F5F73 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F5F73?

The RGB value is 159, 95, 115: 159 red, 95 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F5F73?

The complementary color is #5F9F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F5F73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F5F73 color

#9F5F73 rgb(159, 95, 115)

Shades of pink

The hex color #9F5F73 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 37.3% green and 45.1% blue (159, 95, 115).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 25% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 28% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#9F5F73 color codes

HEX	`#9F5F73`
RGB	`rgb(159, 95, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 37.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 25%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 40%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 28%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48, 28.72, -0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48, 28.72, 359.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.485, 16.795, 18.326)`
Decimal	`10444659`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F5F73, 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 #9F5F73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F5F73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #9F5F73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f5f73; }
.text { color: #9f5f73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f5f73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 95 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f5f73, #9f6b5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9F5F73?: #9F5F73 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F5F73?: The RGB value is 159, 95, 115: 159 red, 95 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F5F73?: The complementary color is #5F9F8B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F5F73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.