What color is #963142?

#963142 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Warrior Queen. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #963142?

The RGB value is 150, 49, 66: 150 red, 49 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #963142?

The complementary color is #319685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #963142?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#963142 color

#963142 rgb(150, 49, 66)

Shades of red

The hex color #963142 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 58.8% red, 19.2% green and 25.9% blue (150, 49, 66).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 51% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 67% magenta, 56% yellow and 41% 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 7.46:1).

#963142 color codes

HEX	`#963142`
RGB	`rgb(150, 49, 66)`
RGB percent	`rgb(58.8%, 19.2%, 25.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 51%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 67%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 67%, 56%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.13, 43.45, 13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.13, 45.41, 16.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.661, 9.076, 6.133)`
Decimal	`9843010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #963142, 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 #963142	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#963142 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #963142 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #963142; }
.text { color: #963142; }
.border { border: 2px solid #963142; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(150 49 66 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #963142, #965331); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #963142?: #963142 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Warrior Queen. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #963142?: The RGB value is 150, 49, 66: 150 red, 49 green and 66 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #963142?: The complementary color is #319685, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #963142?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.