What color is #913C51?

#913C51 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #913C51?

The RGB value is 145, 60, 81: 145 red, 60 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #913C51?

The complementary color is #3C917C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #913C51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#913C51 color

#913C51 rgb(145, 60, 81)

Shades of red

The hex color #913C51 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 23.5% green and 31.8% blue (145, 60, 81).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 41% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 44% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8C3F52), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#913C51 color codes

HEX	`#913C51`
RGB	`rgb(145, 60, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 23.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 41%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 59%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 44%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.57, 37.98, 5.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.57, 38.38, 8.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.779, 9.847, 8.905)`
Decimal	`9518161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #913C51, 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 #913C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#913C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #913C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #913c51; }
.text { color: #913c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #913c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 60 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #913c51, #91523c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #913C51?: #913C51 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #913C51?: The RGB value is 145, 60, 81: 145 red, 60 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #913C51?: The complementary color is #3C917C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #913C51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.