What color is #941C17?

#941C17 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Antique Port Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #941C17?

The RGB value is 148, 28, 23: 148 red, 28 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #941C17?

The complementary color is #178F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #941C17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#941C17 color

#941C17 rgb(148, 28, 23)

Shades of red

The hex color #941C17 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 11% green and 9% blue (148, 28, 23).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 73% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 81% magenta, 84% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Antique Port Wine (#98211A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#941C17 color codes

HEX	`#941C17`
RGB	`rgb(148, 28, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 11%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 73%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 84%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 81%, 84%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.24, 48.27, 34.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.24, 59.59, 35.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.784, 7.19, 1.525)`
Decimal	`9706519`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #941C17, 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 #941C17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#941C17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	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 #941C17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #941c17; }
.text { color: #941c17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #941c17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 28 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #941c17, #945a17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carmine.

Questions

What color is #941C17?: #941C17 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Antique Port Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #941C17?: The RGB value is 148, 28, 23: 148 red, 28 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #941C17?: The complementary color is #178F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #941C17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.