Recognised as Colour
#992B2B
- #992B2B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#992B2B is a red with RGB values 153, 43, 43 and HSL 0°, 56%, 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
#992B2B#992B2B
HEX#992B2B
RGBrgb(153, 43, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.1686, 0.1686
RGB percentages60%, 16.9%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(0, 56.1%, 38.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(0, 71.9%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 71.9%, 71.9%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,038,059
CSS custom property--colour: #992B2B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08674WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness91.1 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#66D4D4
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#2B9999
Analogous#992B62, #99622B
Triadic#2B992B, #2B2B99
Split complementary#2B9962, #2B6299
Tetradic#62992B, #2B9999, #622B99
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R153
G43
B43
Red153 (60%)
Green43 (16.9%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue0°
Saturation (HSL)56.12%
Lightness38.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 2B · B 2B
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