What color is #D92E45?

#D92E45 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Crossing the Line. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D92E45?

The RGB value is 217, 46, 69: 217 red, 46 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D92E45?

The complementary color is #2ED9C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D92E45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D92E45 color

#D92E45 rgb(217, 46, 69)

Shades of red

The hex color #D92E45 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 18% green and 27.1% blue (217, 46, 69).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 69% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 68% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Crossing the Line (#DD2244), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#D92E45 color codes

HEX	`#D92E45`
RGB	`rgb(217, 46, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 18%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 69%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 79%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 68%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.44, 65.21, 29.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.44, 71.68, 24.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.67, 17.14, 7.323)`
Decimal	`14233157`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D92E45, 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 #D92E45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#D92E45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	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 #D92E45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d92e45; }
.text { color: #d92e45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d92e45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 46 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d92e45, #d96c2e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #D92E45?: #D92E45 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Crossing the Line. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D92E45?: The RGB value is 217, 46, 69: 217 red, 46 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D92E45?: The complementary color is #2ED9C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D92E45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.43:1 and white text 4.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.