What color is #993434?

#993434 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Ripasso. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #993434?

The RGB value is 153, 52, 52: 153 red, 52 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #993434?

The complementary color is #349999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #993434?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#993434 color

#993434 rgb(153, 52, 52)

Shades of red

The hex color #993434 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 20.4% green and 20.4% blue (153, 52, 52).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 49% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 66% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Ripasso (#94312F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.25:1).

#993434 color codes

HEX	`#993434`
RGB	`rgb(153, 52, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 20.4%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 49%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 66%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 66%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.89, 42.15, 23.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.89, 48.08, 28.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.986, 9.478, 4.289)`
Decimal	`10040372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #993434, 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 #993434	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#993434 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #993434 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #993434; }
.text { color: #993434; }
.border { border: 2px solid #993434; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 52 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #993434, #996734); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Auburn.

Questions

What color is #993434?: #993434 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Ripasso. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #993434?: The RGB value is 153, 52, 52: 153 red, 52 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #993434?: The complementary color is #349999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #993434?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.