What color is #943B45?

#943B45 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Shin Godzilla. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #943B45?

The RGB value is 148, 59, 69: 148 red, 59 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #943B45?

The complementary color is #3B948A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #943B45?

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.

#943B45 color

#943B45 rgb(148, 59, 69)

Shades of red

The hex color #943B45 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 23.1% green and 27.1% blue (148, 59, 69).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 43% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 53% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Shin Godzilla (#9A373F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#943B45 color codes

HEX	`#943B45`
RGB	`rgb(148, 59, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 23.1%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 43%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 60%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 53%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.58, 38.36, 13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.58, 40.57, 19.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.852, 9.855, 6.749)`
Decimal	`9714501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #943B45, 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 #943B45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#943B45 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 #943B45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #943b45; }
.text { color: #943b45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #943b45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 59 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #943b45, #945d3b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #943B45?: #943B45 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Shin Godzilla. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #943B45?: The RGB value is 148, 59, 69: 148 red, 59 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #943B45?: The complementary color is #3B948A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #943B45?: 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.