#99242C
A dark, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.
About #99242C
When working with digital screens, the color #99242C is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Brown. Its digital footprint relies on 153 parts red, 36 parts green, and 44 parts blue light.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 76% Magenta, 71% Yellow, and 40% Black. With a hue angle of 355.9 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#99242C
RGB153, 36, 44
HSL355.9°, 61.9%, 37.1%
CMYK0%, 76%, 71%, 40%
HSV355.9°, 76.5%, 60.0%
LAB34.4, 48.1, 25.1
XYZ14.2, 8.2, 3.2
Decimal10036268
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
7.94:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.64:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.59:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.25:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #99242C;
}
.text-color {
color: #99242C;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #99242C;
}