Recognised as Colour
#992A33
- #992A33
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#992A33 is a red with RGB values 153, 42, 51 and HSL 355°, 57%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#992A33#992A33
HEX#992A33
RGBrgb(153, 42, 51)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.1647, 0.2
RGB percentages60%, 16.5%, 20%
HSLhsl(355.1, 56.9%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(355.1, 72.5%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 72.5%, 66.7%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,037,811
CSS custom property--colour: #992A33;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08667WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.68:1
Contrast with white7.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.73:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#424242
Inverted#66D5CC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.73:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A9990
Analogous#992A6A, #99592A
Triadic#33992A, #2A3399
Split complementary#2A9959, #2A6A99
Tetradic#6A992A, #2A9990, #592A99
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R153
G42
B51
Red153 (60%)
Green42 (16.5%)
Blue51 (20%)
Hue355.14°
Saturation (HSL)56.92%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 2A · B 33
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