Close to Redwood
#9F514B
#9F514B is a mid-tone, muted red, close to the color Redwood. In RGB it’s made of 62.4% red, 31.8% green, and 29.4% blue. Its hue is 4°, with 36% saturation and 46% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #9F514B as they’d see it.
#9F514B in use
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Questions about #9F514B
What color is #9F514B?
#9F514B is a mid-tone, muted red, close to the color Redwood. In RGB it’s made of 62.4% red, 31.8% green, and 29.4% blue. Its hue is 4°, with 36% saturation and 46% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #9F514B in RGB?
#9F514B is rgb(159, 81, 75): 159 red, 81 green, and 75 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #9F514B in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 49, 53, 38). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #9F514B?
PANTONE 1605 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #9F514B?
Its complement #0E737A gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.