What color is #950F20?

#950F20 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Xmas Candy. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #950F20?

The RGB value is 149, 15, 32: 149 red, 15 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #950F20?

The complementary color is #0F9584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #950F20?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#950F20 color

#950F20 rgb(149, 15, 32)

Shades of red

The hex color #950F20 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 5.9% green and 12.5% blue (149, 15, 32).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 82% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 79% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Xmas Candy (#990020), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#950F20 color codes

HEX	`#950F20`
RGB	`rgb(149, 15, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 5.9%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 82%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 90%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 79%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.43, 52.01, 28.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.43, 59.51, 29.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.828, 6.838, 2.011)`
Decimal	`9768736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #950F20, 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 #950F20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#950F20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #950F20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #950f20; }
.text { color: #950f20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #950f20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 15 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #950f20, #95410f); }

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Questions

What color is #950F20?: #950F20 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Xmas Candy. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #950F20?: The RGB value is 149, 15, 32: 149 red, 15 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #950F20?: The complementary color is #0F9584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #950F20?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.