What color is #9F666D?

#9F666D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F666D?

The RGB value is 159, 102, 109: 159 red, 102 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F666D?

The complementary color is #669F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F666D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F666D color

#9F666D rgb(159, 102, 109)

Shades of red

The hex color #9F666D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 40% green and 42.7% blue (159, 102, 109).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 31% yellow and 38% black.

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

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#9F666D color codes

HEX	`#9F666D`
RGB	`rgb(159, 102, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 40%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 36%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 31%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.47, 23.91, 5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.47, 24.56, 13.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.81, 17.979, 16.787)`
Decimal	`10446445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F666D, 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 #9F666D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F666D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #9F666D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f666d; }
.text { color: #9f666d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f666d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 102 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f666d, #9f7c66); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #9F666D?: #9F666D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F666D?: The RGB value is 159, 102, 109: 159 red, 102 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F666D?: The complementary color is #669F98, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F666D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.