RedMid-toneMuted

Ancient Red

#942B37

Contrast at a glance

White text

7.90:1AAA

Black text

2.51:1Fails

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About Ancient Red

Ancient Red (#942B37) is a mid-tone muted red. Its RGB value is 148, 43, 55 and its HSL value is 353°, 55%, 37%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 7.90:1 (WCAG AAA). Below are ten tints and shades of Ancient Red, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Complementary

#942B37 · #2B9488

Analogous

#942B6B · #942B37 · #94532B

Triadic

#942B37 · #37942B · #2B3794

Split complementary

#942B37 · #2B9453 · #2B6C94

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