Exploring the Color #9A6371

#9A6371 sits at 345° on the color wheel, placing it in the red family of the warm half of the spectrum. With 22% saturation and 50% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 154, 99, 113 produces a 4.78:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #9A6371 is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 42 units away from #808080. Designers reach for red hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the warm cast tends to pair best with cool neutrals around 210°-230° to balance temperature.

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