What color is #943D44?

#943D44 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 #943D44?

The RGB value is 148, 61, 68: 148 red, 61 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #943D44?

The complementary color is #3D948D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #943D44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#943D44 color

#943D44 rgb(148, 61, 68)

Shades of red

The hex color #943D44 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 23.9% green and 26.7% blue (148, 61, 68).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 42% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 54% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Shin Godzilla (#9A373F), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#943D44 color codes

HEX	`#943D44`
RGB	`rgb(148, 61, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 23.9%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 42%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 59%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 54%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.94, 37.27, 14.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.94, 39.94, 21.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.926, 10.053, 6.622)`
Decimal	`9715012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #943D44, 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 #943D44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#943D44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #943D44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #943d44; }
.text { color: #943d44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #943d44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 61 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #943d44, #94623d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #943D44?: #943D44 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 #943D44?: The RGB value is 148, 61, 68: 148 red, 61 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #943D44?: The complementary color is #3D948D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #943D44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.01:1 and white text 6.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.