What color is #9F6471?

#9F6471 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F6471?

The RGB value is 159, 100, 113: 159 red, 100 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F6471?

The complementary color is #649F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F6471?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F6471 color

#9F6471 rgb(159, 100, 113)

Shades of red

The hex color #9F6471 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 39.2% green and 44.3% blue (159, 100, 113).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 24% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 29% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#9F6471 color codes

HEX	`#9F6471`
RGB	`rgb(159, 100, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 39.2%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 24%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 37%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 29%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.1, 25.61, 2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.1, 25.75, 6.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.837, 17.679, 17.882)`
Decimal	`10445937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F6471, 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 #9F6471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F6471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	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 #9F6471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f6471; }
.text { color: #9f6471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f6471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 100 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f6471, #9f7564); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9F6471?: #9F6471 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F6471?: The RGB value is 159, 100, 113: 159 red, 100 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F6471?: The complementary color is #649F92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F6471?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.