What color is #923849?

#923849 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #923849?

The RGB value is 146, 56, 73: 146 red, 56 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #923849?

The complementary color is #389281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #923849?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#923849 color

#923849 rgb(146, 56, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #923849 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 22% green and 28.6% blue (146, 56, 73).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 45% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 50% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Liaison (#8C3F52), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#923849 color codes

HEX	`#923849`
RGB	`rgb(146, 56, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 22%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 45%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 62%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 50%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.78, 39.47, 9.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.78, 40.61, 13.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.472, 9.422, 7.359)`
Decimal	`9582665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #923849, 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 #923849	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#923849 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #923849 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #923849; }
.text { color: #923849; }
.border { border: 2px solid #923849; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 56 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #923849, #925438); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #923849?: #923849 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Liaison. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #923849?: The RGB value is 146, 56, 73: 146 red, 56 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #923849?: The complementary color is #389281, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #923849?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.