Information about #98222E color

#98222E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#98222E falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(152, 34, 46) — 59.6% red, 13.3% green, 18% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 46 / 42 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#98222E is a strongly colored earthy red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Scarlet Sage (#9D202F). Slightly further away sit Royal Red (#9B1C31) and Japanese Carmine (#9D2933).

The recipe behind #98222E is rgb(152, 34, 46), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #98222E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#98222E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#98222E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #98222E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Scarlet Sage color link
Scarlet Sage

#9D202F

Royal Red color link
Royal Red

#9B1C31

Red Hot color link
Red Hot

#952B32

Chaos color link
Chaos

#922A31

Flash Point color link
Flash Point

#932C31

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Vivid Auburn color link
Vivid Auburn

#922724

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#98222E
  • RGB152, 34, 46
  • CMYK0, 46, 42, 40
  • CSSrgb(152, 34, 46)
  • HSL354°, 63%, 36%
  • HSL Precise353.898°, 63.441%, 36.471%
  • HSV354°, 78%, 60%
  • HSB354°, 78%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.596, 0.133, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.596, 0.133, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.596, 0.133, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB13.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID98222E
  • DECIMAL ID9970222
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01