What color is #980B4A?

#980B4A is a dark, vivid rose known as Aristocratic Velvet. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Aristocratic Velvet?

The RGB value is 152, 11, 74: 152 red, 11 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Aristocratic Velvet?

The complementary color is #0B9859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #980B4A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Aristocratic Velvet color: hex code #980B4A

#980B4A rgb(152, 11, 74)

Shades of red

Aristocratic Velvet has the hex code #980B4A. It is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 59.6% red, 4.3% green and 29% blue (152, 11, 74).

Its hue angle is 333°, with 87% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 93% magenta, 51% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.46:1).

Aristocratic Velvet (#980B4A) color codes

HEX	`#980B4A`
RGB	`rgb(152, 11, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(59.6%, 4.3%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(333, 87%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(333, 93%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 93%, 51%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.73, 55.94, 3.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.73, 56.04, 3.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.306, 7.411, 7.154)`
Decimal	`9964362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Aristocratic Velvet, 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 #980B4A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#980B4A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	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 #980B4A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #980b4a; }
.text { color: #980b4a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #980b4a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(152 11 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #980b4a, #98120b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

See #980B4A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #980B4A?: #980B4A is a dark, vivid rose known as Aristocratic Velvet. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Aristocratic Velvet?: The RGB value is 152, 11, 74: 152 red, 11 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Aristocratic Velvet?: The complementary color is #0B9859, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #980B4A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.48:1 and white text 8.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.