#923830Thunderbird (#923830) is a dark, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 28°, lightness 0.47 and chroma 0.124. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #923830 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(146, 56, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(5, 51%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(5, 67%, 57%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 62%, 67%, 43%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(36.3 37.5 24.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.465 0.124 28) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Thunderbird is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#93352b — ΔE 0.7, is virtually unchanged#95382e — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#923830 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#923831 — ΔE 0.1, is virtually unchangedTest Thunderbird in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 7.42:1 and against black 2.83:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e1968c · #be6c62 · #923830 · #721f1a · #470001 · #180000
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#a56d3d · #9e5331 · #923830 · #7a2838 · #611b3b · #471139
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#caae81 · #bb8a29 · #89724b · #923830 · #6b221d · #4a0605
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#47daee · #bd8c85 · #8e716d · #923830 · #5a2d27 · #321815
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e5f5f8 · #c0aba8 · #6a7577 · #923830 · #503b38 · #000102
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6f5f7 · #bccdd0 · #8ea1a4 · #0f2a2e · #00070a · #923830
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d6f9ff · #58c2d1 · #008290 · #923830 · #004a53 · #080000
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#bbdec7 · #76bfae · #6e8b9d · #923830 · #3c4863 · #1f0613
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f9e4 · #84c28d · #546ebb · #923830 · #293c78 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#eff6da · #abb96f · #008290 · #923830 · #493271 · #000304
#A7564D · #BC746A · #D19188 · #E5AFA7 · #F9CEC7
#7C2B25 · #671F1A · #53130F · #400705 · #2D0000
#88423A · #7C4943 · #71504B
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.