What color is #9F6E72?

#9F6E72 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F6E72?

The RGB value is 159, 110, 114: 159 red, 110 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F6E72?

The complementary color is #6E9F9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F6E72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F6E72 color

#9F6E72 rgb(159, 110, 114)

Shades of red

The hex color #9F6E72 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 43.1% green and 44.7% blue (159, 110, 114).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 20% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 31% magenta, 28% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cinnapink (#A6646F), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#9F6E72 color codes

HEX	`#9F6E72`
RGB	`rgb(159, 110, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 43.1%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 20%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 31%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 31%, 28%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.54, 20.05, 5.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.54, 20.83, 15.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.912, 19.739, 18.52)`
Decimal	`10448498`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F6E72, 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 #9F6E72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F6E72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #9F6E72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f6e72; }
.text { color: #9f6e72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f6e72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 110 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f6e72, #9f836e); }

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Questions

What color is #9F6E72?: #9F6E72 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Cinnapink. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F6E72?: The RGB value is 159, 110, 114: 159 red, 110 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F6E72?: The complementary color is #6E9F9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F6E72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.