What color is #941100?

#941100 is a dark, vivid red known as Cayenne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cayenne?

The RGB value is 148, 17, 0: 148 red, 17 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cayenne?

The complementary color is #008394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #941100?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cayenne color: hex code #941100

#941100 rgb(148, 17, 0)

Shades of brown

Cayenne has the hex code #941100. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 6.7% green and 0% blue (148, 17, 0).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 100% yellow and 42% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

Cayenne (#941100) color codes

HEX	`#941100`
RGB	`rgb(148, 17, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 6.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 100%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 100%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 89%, 100%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.11, 50.62, 44.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.11, 67.4, 41.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.415, 6.699, 0.639)`
Decimal	`9703680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cayenne, 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 #941100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#941100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #941100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #941100; }
.text { color: #941100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #941100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 17 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #941100, #945b00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #941100 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #941100?: #941100 is a dark, vivid red known as Cayenne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cayenne?: The RGB value is 148, 17, 0: 148 red, 17 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cayenne?: The complementary color is #008394, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #941100?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.