What color is #943F33?

#943F33 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chestnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #943F33?

The RGB value is 148, 63, 51: 148 red, 63 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #943F33?

The complementary color is #338894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #943F33?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#943F33 color

#943F33 rgb(148, 63, 51)

Shades of brown

The hex color #943F33 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 24.7% green and 20% blue (148, 63, 51).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 49% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 57% magenta, 66% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Chestnut (#954535), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#943F33 color codes

HEX	`#943F33`
RGB	`rgb(148, 63, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 24.7%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 49%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 66%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 57%, 66%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.01, 34.92, 24.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.01, 42.92, 35.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.589, 10.092, 4.311)`
Decimal	`9715507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #943F33, 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 #943F33	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#943F33 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	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 #943F33 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #943f33; }
.text { color: #943f33; }
.border { border: 2px solid #943f33; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 63 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #943f33, #947033); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #943F33?: #943F33 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chestnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #943F33?: The RGB value is 148, 63, 51: 148 red, 63 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #943F33?: The complementary color is #338894, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #943F33?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.