What color is #A94C52?

#A94C52 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Intrigue Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A94C52?

The RGB value is 169, 76, 82: 169 red, 76 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A94C52?

The complementary color is #4CA9A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A94C52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A94C52 color

#A94C52 rgb(169, 76, 82)

Shades of red

The hex color #A94C52 is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 29.8% green and 32.2% blue (169, 76, 82).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 38% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 51% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Intrigue Red (#B24648), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#A94C52 color codes

HEX	`#A94C52`
RGB	`rgb(169, 76, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 29.8%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 38%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 55%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 51%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.54, 38.76, 15.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.54, 41.64, 21.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.471, 14.215, 9.647)`
Decimal	`11095122`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A94C52, 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 #A94C52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A94C52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #A94C52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a94c52; }
.text { color: #a94c52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a94c52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 76 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a94c52, #a9744c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Brick Red.

Questions

What color is #A94C52?: #A94C52 is a desaturated red, closest to the named color Intrigue Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A94C52?: The RGB value is 169, 76, 82: 169 red, 76 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A94C52?: The complementary color is #4CA9A3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A94C52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.