What color is #92181D?

#92181D is a dark, moderate red known as Noble Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Noble Red?

The RGB value is 146, 24, 29: 146 red, 24 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Noble Red?

The complementary color is #18928D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92181D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Noble Red color: hex code #92181D

#92181D rgb(146, 24, 29)

Shades of red

Noble Red has the hex code #92181D. It is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 9.4% green and 11.4% blue (146, 24, 29).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 72% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 80% yellow and 43% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

Noble Red (#92181D) color codes

HEX	`#92181D`
RGB	`rgb(146, 24, 29)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 9.4%, 11.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 72%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 84%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 84%, 80%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.47, 48.99, 30.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.47, 57.76, 31.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.404, 6.855, 1.832)`
Decimal	`9574429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Noble Red, 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 #92181D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#92181D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #92181D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92181d; }
.text { color: #92181d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92181d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 24 29 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92181d, #925018); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #92181D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #92181D?: #92181D is a dark, moderate red known as Noble Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Noble Red?: The RGB value is 146, 24, 29: 146 red, 24 green and 29 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Noble Red?: The complementary color is #18928D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92181D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.