What color is #953446?

#953446 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Warrior Queen. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #953446?

The RGB value is 149, 52, 70: 149 red, 52 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #953446?

The complementary color is #349583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #953446?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#953446 color

#953446 rgb(149, 52, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #953446 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.4% red, 20.4% green and 27.5% blue (149, 52, 70).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 48% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 65% magenta, 53% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Warrior Queen (#A32D48), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#953446 color codes

HEX	`#953446`
RGB	`rgb(149, 52, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.4%, 20.4%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 48%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 65%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 65%, 53%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.54, 42.12, 11.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.54, 43.58, 14.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.729, 9.29, 6.811)`
Decimal	`9778246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #953446, 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 #953446	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#953446 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #953446 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #953446; }
.text { color: #953446; }
.border { border: 2px solid #953446; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(149 52 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #953446, #955334); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #953446?: #953446 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Warrior Queen. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #953446?: The RGB value is 149, 52, 70: 149 red, 52 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #953446?: The complementary color is #349583, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #953446?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.