What color is #94595F?

#94595F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #94595F?

The RGB value is 148, 89, 95: 148 red, 89 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #94595F?

The complementary color is #59948E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #94595F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#94595F color

#94595F rgb(148, 89, 95)

Shades of red

The hex color #94595F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 34.9% green and 37.3% blue (148, 89, 95).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 25% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 36% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Velour Scar (#8E5164), a difference of 5.3 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#94595F color codes

HEX	`#94595F`
RGB	`rgb(148, 89, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 34.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 25%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 40%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 36%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.62, 25.07, 6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.62, 26.01, 15.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.851, 14.268, 12.638)`
Decimal	`9722207`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #94595F, 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 #94595F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#94595F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #94595F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #94595f; }
.text { color: #94595f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #94595f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 89 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #94595f, #947059); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Rose Gold.

Questions

What color is #94595F?: #94595F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Velour Scar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #94595F?: The RGB value is 148, 89, 95: 148 red, 89 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #94595F?: The complementary color is #59948E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #94595F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.