#994242
A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Indianred.
About #994242
The precise color #994242 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Indianred. In the RGB color space, it consists of 153 red, 66 green, and 66 blue.
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 57% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#994242
RGB153, 66, 66
HSL0.0°, 39.7%, 42.9%
CMYK0%, 57%, 57%, 40%
HSV0.0°, 56.9%, 60.0%
LAB39.7, 36.4, 18.1
XYZ16.1, 11.1, 6.4
Decimal10043970
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
6.54:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.21:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.25:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.73:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #994242;
}
.text-color {
color: #994242;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #994242;
}