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#99232A

#99232a ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#99232a is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 60% red, 13.73% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 77.12% magenta, 72.55% yellow and 40% black. Its hue angle is 356.44°, with 62.77% saturation and 36.86% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 3.4.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.0814

Complementary

  1. #99232a
  2. #239992

Split complementary

  1. #99232a
  2. #239957
  3. #236599

Analogous

  1. #992365
  2. #99232a
  3. #995723

Triadic

  1. #99232a
  2. #2a9923
  3. #232a99

Tetradic

  1. #99232a
  2. #999223
  3. #239992
  4. #232a99

Square

  1. #99232a
  2. #659923
  3. #239992
  4. #572399

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0708
  2. #5b1519
  3. #99232a
  4. #d13740
  5. #e0757c

Shades

#99232a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #99232a
  2. #8a2026
  3. #7a1c22
  4. #6b191d
  5. #5c1519
  6. #4d1215
  7. #3d0e11
  8. #2e0b0d
  9. #1f0708
  10. #0f0404
  11. #000000

Tints

#99232a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #99232a
  2. #a3393f
  3. #ad4f55
  4. #b8656a
  5. #c27b7f
  6. #cc9195
  7. #d6a7aa
  8. #e0bdbf
  9. #ebd3d4
  10. #f5e9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#99232a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #99232a
  2. #972c33
  3. #94363b
  4. #923f44
  5. #8f484c
  6. #8d5255
  7. #8a5b5e
  8. #886466
  9. #856d6f
  10. #837777
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #515151 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #754344 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #464029 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #645a26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #a90027 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #713729 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #7c4a28 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a30a28 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-99232a {
  color: #99232a;
}
Background
.bg-99232a {
  background-color: #99232a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-99232a {
  border: 2px solid #99232a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #99232a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 153 35 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 356 63% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-99232a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #99232a, #995723);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-99232a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(153 35 42 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.40 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.40 #960018 Carmine ΔE 4.07 #9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 4.12 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 5.98 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 6.08 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.25 #66dcd5 Inverted #515151 Grayscale 

Brown
#99232a  rgb(153, 35, 42)  hsl(356, 63%, 37%)  Brown
#239992  rgb(35, 153, 146)  hsl(176, 63%, 37%)  Dark Cyan
#2a9923  rgb(42, 153, 35)  hsl(116, 63%, 37%)  Islamic Green
#232a99  rgb(35, 42, 153)  hsl(236, 63%, 37%)  Imperial Blue