HEX Color #99002C (Brown)

About #99002C

The precise color #99002C is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Brown. In the RGB color space, it consists of 153 red, 0 green, and 44 blue.

Translating this color to physical media requires the CMYK color model. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 71% yellow, and 40% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#99002C

RGB153, 0, 44

HSL342.7°, 100.0%, 30.0%

CMYK0%, 100%, 71%, 40%

HSV342.7°, 100.0%, 60.0%

LAB31.7, 55.9, 21.8

XYZ13.6, 7.0, 3.0

Decimal10027052

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#99002C #00996D

Analogous

#990078 #992000

Triadic

#2B9900 #002B99

Tetradic

#789900 #00996D #200099

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#99002C

#A41C43

#AF385A

#BB5572

#C67189

#D18DA1

#DDAAB8

#E8C6D0

#F3E2E7

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#99002C

#880027

#770022

#66001D

#550018

#440013

#33000E

#220009

#110004

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.78:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.39:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

8.40:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

2.03:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99002C; }

.text-color { color: #99002C; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #99002C; }

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