What color is #923344?

#923344 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #923344?

The RGB value is 146, 51, 68: 146 red, 51 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #923344?

The complementary color is #339281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #923344?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#923344 color

#923344 rgb(146, 51, 68)

Shades of red

The hex color #923344 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 20% green and 26.7% blue (146, 51, 68).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 48% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 53% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Blood Oath (#85323C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.56:1).

#923344 color codes

HEX	`#923344`
RGB	`rgb(146, 51, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 20%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 48%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 65%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 53%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.79, 41.36, 11.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.79, 42.89, 15.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.082, 8.898, 6.444)`
Decimal	`9581380`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #923344, 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 #923344	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#923344 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #923344 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #923344; }
.text { color: #923344; }
.border { border: 2px solid #923344; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 51 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #923344, #925133); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #923344?: #923344 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Blood Oath. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #923344?: The RGB value is 146, 51, 68: 146 red, 51 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #923344?: The complementary color is #339281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #923344?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.