What color is #9E3952?

#9E3952 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 #9E3952?

The RGB value is 158, 57, 82: 158 red, 57 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #9E3952?

The complementary color is #399E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #9E3952?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#9E3952 color

#9E3952 rgb(158, 57, 82)

Shades of red

The hex color #9E3952 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62% red, 22.4% green and 32.2% blue (158, 57, 82).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 47% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 64% magenta, 48% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Warrior Queen (#A32D48), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#9E3952 color codes

HEX	`#9E3952`
RGB	`rgb(158, 57, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62%, 22.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 47%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 64%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 64%, 48%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.25, 44.04, 7.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.25, 44.69, 9.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.088, 10.807, 9.167)`
Decimal	`10369362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #9E3952, 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 #9E3952	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#9E3952 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #9E3952 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #9e3952; }
.text { color: #9e3952; }
.border { border: 2px solid #9e3952; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(158 57 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #9e3952, #9e5339); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #9E3952?: #9E3952 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 #9E3952?: The RGB value is 158, 57, 82: 158 red, 57 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #9E3952?: The complementary color is #399E85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #9E3952?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.