What color is #903B32?

#903B32 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Thunderbird. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #903B32?

The RGB value is 144, 59, 50: 144 red, 59 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #903B32?

The complementary color is #328790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #903B32?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#903B32 color

#903B32 rgb(144, 59, 50)

Shades of brown

The hex color #903B32 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 23.1% green and 19.6% blue (144, 59, 50).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 48% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 65% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Thunderbird (#923830), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#903B32 color codes

HEX	`#903B32`
RGB	`rgb(144, 59, 50)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 23.1%, 19.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 48%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 65%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 65%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.54, 35.35, 23.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.54, 42.49, 33.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.643, 9.289, 4.092)`
Decimal	`9452338`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #903B32, 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 #903B32	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#903B32 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #903B32 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #903b32; }
.text { color: #903b32; }
.border { border: 2px solid #903b32; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 59 50 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #903b32, #906a32); }

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Questions

What color is #903B32?: #903B32 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Thunderbird. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #903B32?: The RGB value is 144, 59, 50: 144 red, 59 green and 50 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #903B32?: The complementary color is #328790, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #903B32?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.