What color is #9A373F?

#9A373F is a desaturated red known as Shin Godzilla. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Shin Godzilla?

The RGB value is 154, 55, 63: 154 red, 55 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Shin Godzilla?

The complementary color is #379A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9A373F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Shin Godzilla color: hex code #9A373F

#9A373F rgb(154, 55, 63)

Shades of red

Shin Godzilla has the hex code #9A373F. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60.4% red, 21.6% green and 24.7% blue (154, 55, 63).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 47% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 59% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.02:1).

Shin Godzilla (#9A373F) color codes

HEX	`#9A373F`
RGB	`rgb(154, 55, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60.4%, 21.6%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 47%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 64%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 59%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.78, 41.91, 17.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.78, 45.4, 22.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.591, 9.963, 5.804)`
Decimal	`10106687`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Shin Godzilla, 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 #9A373F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#9A373F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	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 #9A373F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9a373f; }
.text { color: #9a373f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9a373f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(154 55 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9a373f, #9a6037); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Auburn.

See #9A373F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #9A373F?: #9A373F is a desaturated red known as Shin Godzilla. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Shin Godzilla?: The RGB value is 154, 55, 63: 154 red, 55 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Shin Godzilla?: The complementary color is #379A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9A373F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.99:1 and white text 7.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.