What color is #942368?

#942368 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Romantic Vampire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #942368?

The RGB value is 148, 35, 104: 148 red, 35 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #942368?

The complementary color is #23944F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #942368?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#942368 color

#942368 rgb(148, 35, 104)

Shades of purple

The hex color #942368 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 13.7% green and 40.8% blue (148, 35, 104).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 62% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 30% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Romantic Vampire (#991166), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.78:1).

#942368 color codes

HEX	`#942368`
RGB	`rgb(148, 35, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 13.7%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 62%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 76%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 30%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35, 52.23, -12.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35, 53.79, 346.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.313, 8.499, 13.928)`
Decimal	`9708392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #942368, 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 #942368	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#942368 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #942368 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #942368; }
.text { color: #942368; }
.border { border: 2px solid #942368; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 35 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #942368, #94232f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #942368?: #942368 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Romantic Vampire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #942368?: The RGB value is 148, 35, 104: 148 red, 35 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #942368?: The complementary color is #23944F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #942368?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.