Information about #9F5F72 color

#9F5F72 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#9F5F72 falls into the Rose Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(159, 95, 114) — 62.4% red, 37.3% green, 44.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 25 / 18 / 38. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #9F5F72 reads as a moderately toned romantic rose and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rose Dust (#9E5E6F). Slightly further away sit Aiyana (#A86272) and Deep Puce (#A95C68).

In RGB terms — rgb(159, 95, 114) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #9F5F72 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#9F5F72 color variations

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#9F5F72 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 #9F5F72

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

Rose Dust color link
Rose Dust

#9E5E6F

Aiyana color link
Aiyana

#A86272

Deep Puce color link
Deep Puce

#A95C68

Mauve Taupe color link
Mauve Taupe

#915F6D

Copper Rose color link
Copper Rose

#996666

China Rose color link
China Rose

#A8516E

Light Plum color link
Light Plum

#9D5783

Mild Rose color link
Mild Rose

#A95680

Warhol color link
Warhol

#9B615F

Quickstep color link
Quickstep

#A7615F

Vin Rouge color link
Vin Rouge

#955264

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#9F5F72
  • RGB159, 95, 114
  • CMYK0, 25, 18, 38
  • CSSrgb(159, 95, 114)
  • HSL342°, 25%, 50%
  • HSL Precise342.188°, 25.197%, 49.804%
  • HSV342°, 40%, 62%
  • HSB342°, 40%, 62%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.447
  • GLSLvec3(0.624, 0.373, 0.447)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.624, 0.373, 0.447, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.624, 0.373, 0.447)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID9F5F72
  • DECIMAL ID10444658
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01