What color is #923830?

#923830 is a moderate red known as Thunderbird. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Thunderbird?

The RGB value is 146, 56, 48: 146 red, 56 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Thunderbird?

The complementary color is #308A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #923830?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Thunderbird color: hex code #923830

#923830 rgb(146, 56, 48)

Shades of red

Thunderbird has the hex code #923830. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 22% green and 18.8% blue (146, 56, 48).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 51% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 67% yellow and 43% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.42:1).

Thunderbird (#923830) color codes

HEX	`#923830`
RGB	`rgb(146, 56, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 22%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 51%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 67%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 67%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.28, 37.47, 24.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.28, 44.81, 33.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.803, 9.155, 3.836)`
Decimal	`9582640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Thunderbird, 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 #923830	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#923830 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.83:1	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 #923830 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #923830; }
.text { color: #923830; }
.border { border: 2px solid #923830; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 56 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #923830, #926930); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #923830 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #923830?: #923830 is a moderate red known as Thunderbird. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Thunderbird?: The RGB value is 146, 56, 48: 146 red, 56 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Thunderbird?: The complementary color is #308A92, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #923830?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.83:1 and white text 7.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.