#992a17

Color #992a17

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 9.04 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#992a17

RGB

rgb(153, 42, 23)

HSL

hsl(8.8, 73.9%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.8, 85%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 72.5%, 85%, 40%)

LAB

lab(34.99, 45.04, 37.86)

LCH

lch(34.99, 58.84, 40.05)

OKLCH

oklch(45.7%, 0.1501, 32.21)

HWB

hwb(8.8, 9%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#178699

Analogous

#991745

#992a17

#996b17

Triadic

#992a17

#17992a

#2a1799

Split-complementary

#992a17

#17996b

#174599

Tetradic

#992a17

#869917

#178699

#2a1799

Square

#992a17

#459917

#178699

#6b1799

Shades

Color #992a17 mixed toward black.

#7f2313

#661c0f

#4c150b

#330e08

#190704

Tints

Color #992a17 mixed toward white.

#c9371e

#e2563d

#e9806e

#f0aa9e

#f8d5cf

Tones

Color #992a17 mixed toward gray.

#8e3222

#83392d

#784137

#6e4942

#63504d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.7:1

White text reads better on this background (7.78:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#79781d · ΔE 40.2

Deuteranopia

#7e841e · ΔE 44.5

Tritanopia

#962121 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 25.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #992a17;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#992a17]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#992a17 (#992a17) is rgb(153, 42, 23) in RGB.

No, #992a17 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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