What color is #93422F?

#93422F is a moderate red, closest to the named color Fire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #93422F?

The RGB value is 147, 66, 47: 147 red, 66 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #93422F?

The complementary color is #2F8093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #93422F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#93422F color

#93422F rgb(147, 66, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #93422F is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 25.9% green and 18.4% blue (147, 66, 47).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 52% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 68% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Fire (#8F3F2A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#93422F color codes

HEX	`#93422F`
RGB	`rgb(147, 66, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 25.9%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 52%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 68%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 68%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.39, 32.71, 27.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.39, 42.9, 40.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.495, 10.307, 3.915)`
Decimal	`9650735`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #93422F, 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 #93422F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#93422F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	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 #93422F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #93422f; }
.text { color: #93422f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #93422f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 66 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #93422f, #93742f); }

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Questions

What color is #93422F?: #93422F is a moderate red, closest to the named color Fire. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #93422F?: The RGB value is 147, 66, 47: 147 red, 66 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #93422F?: The complementary color is #2F8093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #93422F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1 and white text 6.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.