#99162C

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Brown.

About #99162C

The hex code #99162C represents a beautifully specific shade of red. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Brown. Its digital footprint relies on 153 parts red, 22 parts green, and 44 parts blue light.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 86% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 349.9° hue, 74.9% saturation, and 34.3% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#99162C
RGB153, 22, 44
HSL349.9°, 74.9%, 34.3%
CMYK0%, 86%, 71%, 40%
HSV349.9°, 85.6%, 60.0%
LAB33.0, 52.2, 23.3
XYZ13.9, 7.5, 3.1
Decimal10032684

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.38:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.51:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.01:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.13:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #99162C; }
.text-color { color: #99162C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #99162C; }

Similar Colors

Brown
#A52A2A