What color is #940028?

#940028 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Petal of a Dying Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #940028?

The RGB value is 148, 0, 40: 148 red, 0 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #940028?

The complementary color is #00946C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #940028?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#940028 color

#940028 rgb(148, 0, 40)

Shades of red

The hex color #940028 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 0% green and 15.7% blue (148, 0, 40).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 100% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 73% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Petal of a Dying Rose (#9F0630), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#940028 color codes

HEX	`#940028`
RGB	`rgb(148, 0, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 0%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 100%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 100%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 73%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.52, 54.4, 22.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.52, 58.94, 22.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.597, 6.451, 2.589)`
Decimal	`9699368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #940028, 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 #940028	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#940028 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #940028 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #940028; }
.text { color: #940028; }
.border { border: 2px solid #940028; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 0 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #940028, #942200); }

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Questions

What color is #940028?: #940028 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Petal of a Dying Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #940028?: The RGB value is 148, 0, 40: 148 red, 0 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #940028?: The complementary color is #00946C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #940028?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.