#992C42

A dark, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.

About #992C42

The precise color #992C42 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Brown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 153, 44, and 66.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 71% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 347.9° hue, 55.3% saturation, and 38.6% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#992C42
RGB153, 44, 66
HSL347.9°, 55.3%, 38.6%
CMYK0%, 71%, 57%, 40%
HSV347.9°, 71.2%, 60.0%
LAB35.9, 46.5, 13.0
XYZ15.0, 9.0, 6.1
Decimal10038338

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.52:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.79:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.19:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.37:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #992C42; }
.text-color { color: #992C42; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #992C42; }

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