What color is #944A34?

#944A34 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chestnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #944A34?

The RGB value is 148, 74, 52: 148 red, 74 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #944A34?

The complementary color is #347E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #944A34?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#944A34 color

#944A34 rgb(148, 74, 52)

Shades of brown

The hex color #944A34 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 29% green and 20.4% blue (148, 74, 52).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 48% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 65% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Chestnut (#954535), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#944A34 color codes

HEX	`#944A34`
RGB	`rgb(148, 74, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 29%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 48%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 65%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 65%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.32, 29.14, 27.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.32, 39.85, 43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.283, 11.443, 4.652)`
Decimal	`9718324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #944A34, 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 #944A34	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#944A34 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #944A34 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #944a34; }
.text { color: #944a34; }
.border { border: 2px solid #944a34; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 74 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #944a34, #947a34); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #944A34?: #944A34 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Chestnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #944A34?: The RGB value is 148, 74, 52: 148 red, 74 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #944A34?: The complementary color is #347E94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #944A34?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.