What color is #943E35?

#943E35 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Thunderbird. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #943E35?

The RGB value is 148, 62, 53: 148 red, 62 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #943E35?

The complementary color is #358B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #943E35?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#943E35 color

#943E35 rgb(148, 62, 53)

Shades of brown

The hex color #943E35 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 24.3% green and 20.8% blue (148, 62, 53).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 47% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 58% magenta, 64% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Thunderbird (#923830), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7:1).

#943E35 color codes

HEX	`#943E35`
RGB	`rgb(148, 62, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 24.3%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 47%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 64%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 58%, 64%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.84, 35.57, 23.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.84, 42.65, 33.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.579, 10, 4.53)`
Decimal	`9715253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #943E35, 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 #943E35	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#943E35 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	3:1	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 #943E35 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #943e35; }
.text { color: #943e35; }
.border { border: 2px solid #943e35; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 62 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #943e35, #946e35); }

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Questions

What color is #943E35?: #943E35 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Thunderbird. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #943E35?: The RGB value is 148, 62, 53: 148 red, 62 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #943E35?: The complementary color is #358B94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #943E35?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.