What color is #930B45?

#930B45 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Aristocratic Velvet. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #930B45?

The RGB value is 147, 11, 69: 147 red, 11 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #930B45?

The complementary color is #0B9359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #930B45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#930B45 color

#930B45 rgb(147, 11, 69)

Shades of red

The hex color #930B45 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 4.3% green and 27.1% blue (147, 11, 69).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 86% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 93% magenta, 53% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Aristocratic Velvet (#980B4A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#930B45 color codes

HEX	`#930B45`
RGB	`rgb(147, 11, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 4.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 86%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 93%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 93%, 53%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.52, 54.29, 4.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.52, 54.5, 4.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.228, 6.874, 6.259)`
Decimal	`9636677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #930B45, 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 #930B45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#930B45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #930B45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #930b45; }
.text { color: #930b45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #930b45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 11 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #930b45, #93150b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #930B45?: #930B45 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Aristocratic Velvet. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #930B45?: The RGB value is 147, 11, 69: 147 red, 11 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #930B45?: The complementary color is #0B9359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #930B45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.