#941E2E Color

#941E2E is rgb(148, 30, 46) in RGB, hsl(352, 66%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 80%, 69%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Royal Red (#9B1C31), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.08. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#941E2E

HEX#941E2E

RGBrgb(148, 30, 46)

HSLhsl(352, 66%, 35%)

HSVhsv(352, 80%, 58%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 80%, 69%, 42%)

OKLCHoklch(43.9% 0.152 19.4)

LABlab(33.32% 48.98 22.77)

LCHlch(33.32% 54.02 24.93)

What #941E2E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #941E2E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Royal Red#9B1C31ΔE 3.08 Japanese Carmine#9D2933ΔE 3.48 Crimson (UA)#9E1B32ΔE 4.39 Vivid Burgundy#9F1D35ΔE 4.62 Burgundy#800020ΔE 6.9 Antique Ruby#841B2DΔE 7.33

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#941E2E Channel Values

How #941E2E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 148 · G 30 · B 46	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 352° · S 66% · L 35%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 352° · S 80% · V 58%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 80% · Y 69% · K 42%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	8.45:1 vs white · 2.48:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #941E2E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #941E2E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #941E2E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #941E2E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #941E2E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#941E2E

Protanopia#46462D

Protanomaly#6E3A2D

Deuteranopia#5C5C26

Deuteranomaly#764A29

Tritanopia#942020

Tritanomaly#941F26

Achromatopsia#4D4D4D

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Using #941E2E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-941e2e: #941E2E;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #941E2E;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-941e2e': '#941E2E' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.580, green: 0.118, blue: 0.180)

Android XML<color name="color_941e2e">#941E2E</color>

SVG fillfill="#941E2E"

More Red Colors

#941E2E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#941E2E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #941E2E?

#941E2E is a dark red — rgb(148, 30, 46) in RGB and hsl(352, 66%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Royal Red (#9B1C31), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.08.

What is the RGB value of #941E2E?

#941E2E is rgb(148, 30, 46) — red 148, green 30, and blue 46 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #941E2E?

#941E2E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 80%, 69%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #941E2E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #941E2E scores 8.45:1 against white and 2.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #941E2E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #941E2E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 10.37, which is visibly different.

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