What color is #932A25?

#932A25 is a dark, moderate red known as Saffronaut. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Saffronaut?

The RGB value is 147, 42, 37: 147 red, 42 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Saffronaut?

The complementary color is #258E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #932A25?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Saffronaut color: hex code #932A25

#932A25 rgb(147, 42, 37)

Shades of red

Saffronaut has the hex code #932A25. It is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 16.5% green and 14.5% blue (147, 42, 37).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 60% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 75% yellow and 42% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

Saffronaut (#932A25) color codes

HEX	`#932A25`
RGB	`rgb(147, 42, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 16.5%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 60%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 75%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 75%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.97, 43.51, 28.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.97, 52.06, 33.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.196, 7.995, 2.598)`
Decimal	`9644581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Saffronaut, 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 #932A25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#932A25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #932A25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #932a25; }
.text { color: #932a25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #932a25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 42 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #932a25, #936125); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

See #932A25 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #932A25?: #932A25 is a dark, moderate red known as Saffronaut. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Saffronaut?: The RGB value is 147, 42, 37: 147 red, 42 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Saffronaut?: The complementary color is #258E93, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #932A25?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.