What color is #98211A?

#98211A is a dark, moderate red known as Antique Port Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Antique Port Wine?

The RGB value is 152, 33, 26: 152 red, 33 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Antique Port Wine?

The complementary color is #1A9198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #98211A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Antique Port Wine color: hex code #98211A

#98211A rgb(152, 33, 26)

Shades of red

Antique Port Wine has the hex code #98211A. It is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 12.9% green and 10.2% blue (152, 33, 26).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 71% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 83% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.18:1).

Antique Port Wine (#98211A) color codes

HEX	`#98211A`
RGB	`rgb(152, 33, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 12.9%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 71%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 83%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 83%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.65, 48.04, 34.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.65, 59.4, 36.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.681, 7.84, 1.77)`
Decimal	`9969946`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Antique Port Wine, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #98211A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#98211A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #98211A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #98211a; }
.text { color: #98211a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #98211a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 33 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #98211a, #98601a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carmine.

See #98211A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #98211A?: #98211A is a dark, moderate red known as Antique Port Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Antique Port Wine?: The RGB value is 152, 33, 26: 152 red, 33 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Antique Port Wine?: The complementary color is #1A9198, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #98211A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and white text 8.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.