What color is #C92B1E?

#C92B1E is a moderate red known as Red Mist. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Red Mist?

The RGB value is 201, 43, 30: 201 red, 43 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Red Mist?

The complementary color is #1EBCC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #C92B1E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Red Mist color: hex code #C92B1E

#C92B1E rgb(201, 43, 30)

Shades of red

Red Mist has the hex code #C92B1E. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 78.8% red, 16.9% green and 11.8% blue (201, 43, 30).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 74% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 85% yellow and 21% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

Red Mist (#C92B1E) color codes

HEX	`#C92B1E`
RGB	`rgb(201, 43, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(78.8%, 16.9%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 74%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 85%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 85%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.58, 60.04, 46.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.58, 75.93, 37.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.189, 14.243, 2.651)`
Decimal	`13183774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Red Mist, 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 #C92B1E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#C92B1E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #C92B1E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #c92b1e; }
.text { color: #c92b1e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c92b1e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(201 43 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #c92b1e, #c9811e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fire Engine Red.

See #C92B1E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #C92B1E?: #C92B1E is a moderate red known as Red Mist. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Red Mist?: The RGB value is 201, 43, 30: 201 red, 43 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Red Mist?: The complementary color is #1EBCC9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #C92B1E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.