What color is #9F7176?

#9F7176 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #9F7176?

The RGB value is 159, 113, 118: 159 red, 113 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9F7176?

The complementary color is #719F9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9F7176?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9F7176 color

#9F7176 rgb(159, 113, 118)

Shades of red

The hex color #9F7176 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.4% red, 44.3% green and 46.3% blue (159, 113, 118).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 19% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 26% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Never Forget (#A67283), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#9F7176 color codes

HEX	`#9F7176`
RGB	`rgb(159, 113, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.4%, 44.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 19%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 29%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 26%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.39, 18.93, 4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.39, 19.46, 13.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.474, 20.49, 19.855)`
Decimal	`10449270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9F7176, 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 #9F7176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#9F7176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #9F7176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9f7176; }
.text { color: #9f7176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9f7176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(159 113 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9f7176, #9f8371); }

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Questions

What color is #9F7176?: #9F7176 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Never Forget. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #9F7176?: The RGB value is 159, 113, 118: 159 red, 113 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9F7176?: The complementary color is #719F9A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9F7176?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.1:1 and white text 4.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.