What color is #943859?

#943859 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Royal Flush. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #943859?

The RGB value is 148, 56, 89: 148 red, 56 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #943859?

The complementary color is #389473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #943859?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#943859 color

#943859 rgb(148, 56, 89)

Shades of red

The hex color #943859 is a desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 22% green and 34.9% blue (148, 56, 89).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 45% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 62% magenta, 40% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Royal Flush (#A0365F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.07:1).

#943859 color codes

HEX	`#943859`
RGB	`rgb(148, 56, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 22%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 45%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 62%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 62%, 40%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.57, 41.87, 0.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.57, 41.88, 0.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.431, 9.847, 10.537)`
Decimal	`9713753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #943859, 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 #943859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#943859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #943859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #943859; }
.text { color: #943859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #943859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 56 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #943859, #944538); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #943859?: #943859 is a desaturated rose, closest to the named color Royal Flush. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #943859?: The RGB value is 148, 56, 89: 148 red, 56 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #943859?: The complementary color is #389473, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #943859?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.