What color is #962434?

#962434 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color French Winery. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #962434?

The RGB value is 150, 36, 52: 150 red, 36 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #962434?

The complementary color is #249686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #962434?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#962434 color

#962434 rgb(150, 36, 52)

Shades of red

The hex color #962434 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 14.1% green and 20.4% blue (150, 36, 52).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 61% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 65% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is French Winery (#991133), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.08:1).

#962434 color codes

HEX	`#962434`
RGB	`rgb(150, 36, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 14.1%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 61%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 76%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 65%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.97, 47.58, 19.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.97, 51.35, 22.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.83, 7.996, 4.063)`
Decimal	`9839668`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #962434, 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 #962434	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#962434 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #962434 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #962434; }
.text { color: #962434; }
.border { border: 2px solid #962434; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 36 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #962434, #964d24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #962434?: #962434 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color French Winery. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #962434?: The RGB value is 150, 36, 52: 150 red, 36 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #962434?: The complementary color is #249686, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #962434?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.