What color is #921A1C?

#921A1C is a dark, moderate red known as Socialist. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Socialist?

The RGB value is 146, 26, 28: 146 red, 26 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Socialist?

The complementary color is #1A9290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #921A1C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Socialist color: hex code #921A1C

#921A1C rgb(146, 26, 28)

Shades of red

Socialist has the hex code #921A1C. It is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 10.2% green and 11% blue (146, 26, 28).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 70% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 82% magenta, 81% yellow and 43% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.8:1).

Socialist (#921A1C) color codes

HEX	`#921A1C`
RGB	`rgb(146, 26, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 10.2%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 70%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 82%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 82%, 81%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.66, 48.39, 31.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.66, 57.68, 32.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.435, 6.936, 1.782)`
Decimal	`9574940`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Socialist, 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 #921A1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#921A1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.39:1	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 #921A1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #921a1c; }
.text { color: #921a1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #921a1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 26 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #921a1c, #92541a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #921A1C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #921A1C?: #921A1C is a dark, moderate red known as Socialist. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Socialist?: The RGB value is 146, 26, 28: 146 red, 26 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Socialist?: The complementary color is #1A9290, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #921A1C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.39:1 and white text 8.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.