What color is #934B55?

#934B55 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 #934B55?

The RGB value is 147, 75, 85: 147 red, 75 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #934B55?

The complementary color is #4B9389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #934B55?

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.

#934B55 color

#934B55 rgb(147, 75, 85)

Shades of red

The hex color #934B55 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 57.6% red, 29.4% green and 33.3% blue (147, 75, 85).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 32% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 42% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Silk Satin (#8B4248), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#934B55 color codes

HEX	`#934B55`
RGB	`rgb(147, 75, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(57.6%, 29.4%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 32%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 49%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 42%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.04, 31.28, 8.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.04, 32.29, 14.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.189, 11.893, 10.035)`
Decimal	`9653077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #934B55, 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 #934B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#934B55 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 #934B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #934b55; }
.text { color: #934b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #934b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(147 75 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #934b55, #93654b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #934B55?: #934B55 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 #934B55?: The RGB value is 147, 75, 85: 147 red, 75 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #934B55?: The complementary color is #4B9389, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #934B55?: 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.