What color is #94312F?

#94312F is a moderate red known as Ripasso. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ripasso?

The RGB value is 148, 49, 47: 148 red, 49 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ripasso?

The complementary color is #2F9294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94312F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ripasso color: hex code #94312F

#94312F rgb(148, 49, 47)

Shades of red

Ripasso has the hex code #94312F. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 19.2% green and 18.4% blue (148, 49, 47).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 52% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 68% yellow and 42% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

Ripasso (#94312F) color codes

HEX	`#94312F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 49, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 19.2%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 52%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 68%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 68%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.4, 41.41, 24.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.4, 47.96, 30.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.826, 8.7, 3.64)`
Decimal	`9711919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ripasso, 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 #94312F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#94312F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #94312F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94312f; }
.text { color: #94312f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94312f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 49 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94312f, #94632f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Auburn.

See #94312F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #94312F?: #94312F is a moderate red known as Ripasso. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ripasso?: The RGB value is 148, 49, 47: 148 red, 49 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ripasso?: The complementary color is #2F9294, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94312F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.