What color is #94535A?

#94535A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94535A?

The RGB value is 148, 83, 90: 148 red, 83 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94535A?

The complementary color is #53948D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94535A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94535A color

#94535A rgb(148, 83, 90)

Shades of red

The hex color #94535A is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 32.5% green and 35.3% blue (148, 83, 90).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 28% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 39% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Red Elegance (#85464B), a difference of 4.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#94535A color codes

HEX	`#94535A`
RGB	`rgb(148, 83, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 32.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 28%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 44%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 39%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.1, 27.83, 7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.1, 28.91, 15.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.152, 13.222, 11.32)`
Decimal	`9720666`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94535A, 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 #94535A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#94535A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #94535A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94535a; }
.text { color: #94535a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94535a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 83 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94535a, #946d53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #94535A?: #94535A is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Elegance. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94535A?: The RGB value is 148, 83, 90: 148 red, 83 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94535A?: The complementary color is #53948D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94535A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.