What color is #963030?

#963030 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Ripasso. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #963030?

The RGB value is 150, 48, 48: 150 red, 48 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #963030?

The complementary color is #309696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #963030?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#963030 color

#963030 rgb(150, 48, 48)

Shades of red

The hex color #963030 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 18.8% green and 18.8% blue (150, 48, 48).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 52% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 68% magenta, 68% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Ripasso (#94312F), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.6:1).

#963030 color codes

HEX	`#963030`
RGB	`rgb(150, 48, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 18.8%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 52%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 68%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 68%, 68%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.62, 42.61, 23.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.62, 48.87, 29.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.17, 8.813, 3.751)`
Decimal	`9842736`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #963030, 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 #963030	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#963030 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #963030 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #963030; }
.text { color: #963030; }
.border { border: 2px solid #963030; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 48 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #963030, #966330); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Auburn.

Questions

What color is #963030?: #963030 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Ripasso. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #963030?: The RGB value is 150, 48, 48: 150 red, 48 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #963030?: The complementary color is #309696, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #963030?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.