What color is #93150B?

#93150B is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Emergency. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93150B?

The RGB value is 147, 21, 11: 147 red, 21 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93150B?

The complementary color is #0B8993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93150B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93150B color

#93150B rgb(147, 21, 11)

Shades of red

The hex color #93150B is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 8.2% green and 4.3% blue (147, 21, 11).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 86% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 93% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Emergency (#911911), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

#93150B color codes

HEX	`#93150B`
RGB	`rgb(147, 21, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 8.2%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 86%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 93%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 86%, 93%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.27, 49.6, 40.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.27, 63.73, 38.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.363, 6.766, 0.972)`
Decimal	`9639179`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93150B, 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 #93150B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#93150B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #93150B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93150b; }
.text { color: #93150b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93150b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 21 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93150b, #93590b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Red.

Questions

What color is #93150B?: #93150B is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Emergency. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93150B?: The RGB value is 147, 21, 11: 147 red, 21 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93150B?: The complementary color is #0B8993, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93150B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.