What color is #92434A?

#92434A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Silk Satin. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #92434A?

The RGB value is 146, 67, 74: 146 red, 67 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #92434A?

The complementary color is #43928B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #92434A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#92434A color

#92434A rgb(146, 67, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #92434A is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 26.3% green and 29% blue (146, 67, 74).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 37% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 49% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Silk Satin (#8B4248), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.72:1).

#92434A color codes

HEX	`#92434A`
RGB	`rgb(146, 67, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 26.3%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 37%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 54%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 49%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.94, 34, 11.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.94, 36.02, 19.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.098, 10.621, 7.732)`
Decimal	`9585482`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #92434A, 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 #92434A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#92434A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #92434A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #92434a; }
.text { color: #92434a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #92434a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 67 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #92434a, #926443); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #92434A?: #92434A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Silk Satin. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #92434A?: The RGB value is 146, 67, 74: 146 red, 67 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #92434A?: The complementary color is #43928B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #92434A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.