What color is #950436?

#950436 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Lifeline. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #950436?

The RGB value is 149, 4, 54: 149 red, 4 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #950436?

The complementary color is #049563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #950436?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#950436 color

#950436 rgb(149, 4, 54)

Shades of red

The hex color #950436 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 1.6% green and 21.2% blue (149, 4, 54).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 95% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 97% magenta, 64% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Lifeline (#990033), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.94:1).

#950436 color codes

HEX	`#950436`
RGB	`rgb(149, 4, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 1.6%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 95%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 97%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 97%, 64%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.22, 54.78, 14.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.22, 56.63, 14.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.105, 6.745, 4.101)`
Decimal	`9765942`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #950436, 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 #950436	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#950436 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #950436 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #950436; }
.text { color: #950436; }
.border { border: 2px solid #950436; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 4 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #950436, #951b04); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #950436?: #950436 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Lifeline. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #950436?: The RGB value is 149, 4, 54: 149 red, 4 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #950436?: The complementary color is #049563, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #950436?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.