What color is #925359?

#925359 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 #925359?

The RGB value is 146, 83, 89: 146 red, 83 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #925359?

The complementary color is #53928C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #925359?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#925359 color

#925359 rgb(146, 83, 89)

Shades of red

The hex color #925359 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.3% red, 32.5% green and 34.9% blue (146, 83, 89).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 28% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 39% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 4.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.83:1).

#925359 color codes

HEX	`#925359`
RGB	`rgb(146, 83, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.3%, 32.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 28%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 43%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 39%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.79, 26.91, 7.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.79, 28.07, 16.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.751, 13.02, 11.08)`
Decimal	`9589593`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #925359, 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 #925359	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#925359 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #925359 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #925359; }
.text { color: #925359; }
.border { border: 2px solid #925359; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(146 83 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #925359, #926c53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #925359?: #925359 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 #925359?: The RGB value is 146, 83, 89: 146 red, 83 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #925359?: The complementary color is #53928C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #925359?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.