#992442

A dark, moderate magenta closely aligning with Brown.

About #992442

Visually, #992442 is defined as a moderate magenta. Designers often compare it to the standard color Brown. In the RGB color space, it consists of 153 red, 36 green, and 66 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. The color uses 0% Cyan, 76% Magenta, 57% Yellow, and 40% Black. The HSL representation is 344.6° hue, 61.9% saturation, and 37.1% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#992442
RGB153, 36, 66
HSL344.6°, 61.9%, 37.1%
CMYK0%, 76%, 57%, 40%
HSV344.6°, 76.5%, 60.0%
LAB34.9, 49.5, 11.6
XYZ14.8, 8.4, 6.0
Decimal10036290

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.82:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.69:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.47:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.28:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #992442; }
.text-color { color: #992442; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #992442; }

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