What color is #924C52?

#924C52 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 #924C52?

The RGB value is 146, 76, 82: 146 red, 76 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #924C52?

The complementary color is #4C928C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #924C52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#924C52 color

#924C52 rgb(146, 76, 82)

Shades of red

The hex color #924C52 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 29.8% green and 32.2% blue (146, 76, 82).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 32% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 44% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Silk Satin (#8B4248), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#924C52 color codes

HEX	`#924C52`
RGB	`rgb(146, 76, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 29.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 32%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 48%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 44%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.04, 29.99, 9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.04, 31.57, 18.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.962, 11.891, 9.435)`
Decimal	`9587794`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #924C52, 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 #924C52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#924C52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	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 #924C52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #924c52; }
.text { color: #924c52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #924c52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 76 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #924c52, #92694c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #924C52?: #924C52 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 #924C52?: The RGB value is 146, 76, 82: 146 red, 76 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #924C52?: The complementary color is #4C928C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #924C52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.38:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.