Recognised as Colour
#992F2A
- #992F2A
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Brown
#992F2A is a red with RGB values 153, 47, 42 and HSL 3°, 57%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Brown.
Colour values
#992F2A#992F2A
HEX#992F2A
RGBrgb(153, 47, 42)
RGB (0–1)0.6, 0.1843, 0.1647
RGB percentages60%, 18.4%, 16.5%
HSLhsl(2.7, 56.9%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.7, 72.5%, 60%)
CMYK0%, 69.3%, 72.5%, 40%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,039,082
CSS custom property--colour: #992F2A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08973WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.51:1
Contrast with white7.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#454545
Inverted#66D0D5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.79:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2A9499
Analogous#992A5D, #99672A
Triadic#2A992F, #2F2A99
Split complementary#2A9966, #2A5D99
Tetradic#5C992A, #2A9499, #662A99
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R153
G47
B42
Red153 (60%)
Green47 (18.4%)
Blue42 (16.5%)
Hue2.7°
Saturation (HSL)56.92%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 99 · G 2F · B 2A
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