Information about #9F5F66 color

#9F5F66 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9F5F66 falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(159, 95, 102) — 62.4% red, 37.3% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 22 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#9F5F66 is a moderately toned earthy red that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Warhol (#9B615F). Slightly further away sit Rose Dust (#9E5E6F) and Copper Rose (#996666).

In RGB terms — rgb(159, 95, 102) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #9F5F66: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#9F5F66 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#9F5F66 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #9F5F66

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Warhol color link
Warhol

#9B615F

Rose Dust color link
Rose Dust

#9E5E6F

Copper Rose color link
Copper Rose

#996666

Deep Puce color link
Deep Puce

#A95C68

Quickstep color link
Quickstep

#A7615F

Au Chico color link
Au Chico

#9E6759

Aiyana color link
Aiyana

#A86272

Mauve Taupe color link
Mauve Taupe

#915F6D

Promise color link
Promise

#936962

Vin Rouge color link
Vin Rouge

#955264

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9F5F66
  • RGB159, 95, 102
  • CMYK0, 25, 22, 38
  • CSSrgb(159, 95, 102)
  • HSL353°, 25%, 50%
  • HSL Precise353.438°, 25.197%, 49.804%
  • HSV353°, 40%, 62%
  • HSB353°, 40%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.624, 0.373, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.624, 0.373, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.624, 0.373, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9F5F66
  • DECIMAL ID10444646
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01