What color is #A92F30?

#A92F30 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Raging Raisin. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A92F30?

The RGB value is 169, 47, 48: 169 red, 47 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A92F30?

The complementary color is #2FA9A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A92F30?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A92F30 color

#A92F30 rgb(169, 47, 48)

Shades of red

The hex color #A92F30 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 18.4% green and 18.8% blue (169, 47, 48).

Its hue angle is 360°, with 56% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 72% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Raging Raisin (#AA3333), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#A92F30 color codes

HEX	`#A92F30`
RGB	`rgb(169, 47, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 18.4%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(360, 56%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(360, 72%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 72%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.04, 49.42, 28.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.04, 57.25, 30.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.914, 10.684, 3.915)`
Decimal	`11087664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A92F30, 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 #A92F30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A92F30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #A92F30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a92f30; }
.text { color: #a92f30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a92f30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 47 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a92f30, #a96b2f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #A92F30?: #A92F30 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Raging Raisin. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A92F30?: The RGB value is 169, 47, 48: 169 red, 47 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A92F30?: The complementary color is #2FA9A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A92F30?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.