What color is #9F6867?

#9F6867 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F6867?

The RGB value is 159, 104, 103: 159 red, 104 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F6867?

The complementary color is #679E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F6867?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F6867 color

#9F6867 rgb(159, 104, 103)

Shades of red

The hex color #9F6867 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 40.8% green and 40.4% blue (159, 104, 103).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 23% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 35% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Rustling Leaves (#AD6961), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#9F6867 color codes

HEX	`#9F6867`
RGB	`rgb(159, 104, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 40.8%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 23%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 35%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 35%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.8, 21.96, 9.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.8, 23.99, 23.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.697, 18.252, 15.21)`
Decimal	`10446951`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F6867, 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 #9F6867	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9F6867 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #9F6867 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f6867; }
.text { color: #9f6867; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f6867; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 104 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f6867, #9f8467); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #9F6867?: #9F6867 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Rustling Leaves. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F6867?: The RGB value is 159, 104, 103: 159 red, 104 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F6867?: The complementary color is #679E9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F6867?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.