#9A6560 Color

#9A6560 is rgb(154, 101, 96) in RGB, hsl(5, 23%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 34%, 38%, 40%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Copper Rose (#996666), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#9A6560

HEX#9A6560

RGBrgb(154, 101, 96)

HSLhsl(5, 23%, 49%)

HSVhsv(5, 38%, 60%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 34%, 38%, 40%)

OKLCHoklch(56.2% 0.07 25.4)

LABlab(48.55% 21.53 12.09)

LCHlch(48.55% 24.70 29.32)

What #9A6560 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #9A6560, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Copper Rose#996666ΔE 3.28 Blast-off Bronze#A57164ΔE 6.06 Copper Penny#AD6F69ΔE 6.28 Spicy Mix#8B5F4DΔE 8.39 Burnished Brown#A17A74ΔE 9.55 Redwood#A45A52ΔE 11.17

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#9A6560 Channel Values

How #9A6560 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 154 · G 101 · B 96	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 5° · S 23% · L 49%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 5° · S 38% · V 60%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 34% · Y 38% · K 40%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	4.77:1 vs white · 4.4:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #9A6560 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text4.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #9A6560

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #9A6560; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #9A6560

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #9A6560 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#9A6560

Protanopia#707060

Protanomaly#836C60

Deuteranopia#7A7A5E

Deuteranomaly#88725F

Tritanopia#9A6464

Tritanomaly#9A6563

Achromatopsia#737373

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Using #9A6560 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-9a6560: #9A6560;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #9A6560;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-9a6560': '#9A6560' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.604, green: 0.396, blue: 0.376)

Android XML<color name="color_9a6560">#9A6560</color>

SVG fillfill="#9A6560"

More Red Colors

#9A6560 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#9A6560 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #9A6560?

#9A6560 is a mid-tone red — rgb(154, 101, 96) in RGB and hsl(5, 23%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Copper Rose (#996666), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.28.

What is the RGB value of #9A6560?

#9A6560 is rgb(154, 101, 96) — red 154, green 101, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #9A6560?

#9A6560 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 34%, 38%, 40%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #9A6560 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #9A6560 scores 4.77:1 against white and 4.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #9A6560 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #9A6560 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.57, which is visibly different.

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