#992C24

A dark, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.

About #992C24

When working with digital screens, the color #992C24 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Brown. Its digital footprint relies on 153 parts red, 44 parts green, and 36 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 71% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. 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#992C24
RGB153, 44, 36
HSL4.1°, 61.9%, 37.1%
CMYK0%, 71%, 76%, 40%
HSV4.1°, 76.5%, 60.0%
LAB35.4, 44.7, 31.1
XYZ14.4, 8.7, 2.6
Decimal10038308

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.66:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.74:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.32:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.33:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #992C24; }
.text-color { color: #992C24; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #992C24; }

Similar Colors

Brown
#A52A2A