What color is #914F53?

#914F53 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #914F53?

The RGB value is 145, 79, 83: 145 red, 79 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #914F53?

The complementary color is #4F918D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #914F53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#914F53 color

#914F53 rgb(145, 79, 83)

Shades of red

The hex color #914F53 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 31% green and 32.5% blue (145, 79, 83).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 29% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 46% magenta, 43% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#914F53 color codes

HEX	`#914F53`
RGB	`rgb(145, 79, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 31%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 29%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 46%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 46%, 43%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.59, 28.04, 9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.59, 29.76, 19.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.035, 12.238, 9.7)`
Decimal	`9523027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #914F53, 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 #914F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#914F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #914F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #914f53; }
.text { color: #914f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #914f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 79 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #914f53, #916c4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #914F53?: #914F53 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #914F53?: The RGB value is 145, 79, 83: 145 red, 79 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #914F53?: The complementary color is #4F918D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #914F53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.