What color is #945D58?

#945D58 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #945D58?

The RGB value is 148, 93, 88: 148 red, 93 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #945D58?

The complementary color is #588F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #945D58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#945D58 color

#945D58 rgb(148, 93, 88)

Shades of red

The hex color #945D58 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58% red, 36.5% green and 34.5% blue (148, 93, 88).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 25% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 41% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Cheek Red (#A55A55), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#945D58 color codes

HEX	`#945D58`
RGB	`rgb(148, 93, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58%, 36.5%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 25%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 41%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 41%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.4, 21.88, 12.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.4, 25.1, 29.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.889, 14.831, 11.151)`
Decimal	`9723224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #945D58, 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 #945D58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#945D58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #945D58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #945d58; }
.text { color: #945d58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #945d58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(148 93 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #945d58, #947b58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

Questions

What color is #945D58?: #945D58 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Cheek Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #945D58?: The RGB value is 148, 93, 88: 148 red, 93 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #945D58?: The complementary color is #588F94, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #945D58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.