Information about #99291E color

#99291E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#99291E falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 41, 30) — 60% red, 16.1% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 44 / 48 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#99291E is a energetic, saturated earthy red that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Red Birch (#9D2B22). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Countdown (#922F1D) and Vivid Auburn (#922724).

The recipe behind #99291E is rgb(153, 41, 30), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #99291E: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #99291E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#99291E color variations

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

#99291E 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 #99291E

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

Red Birch color link
Red Birch

#9D2B22

Countdown color link
Countdown

#922F1D

Vivid Auburn color link
Vivid Auburn

#922724

Cracker color link
Cracker

#963128

Bonfire color link
Bonfire

#A62A20

Dyestalk Red color link
Dyestalk Red

#913225

Tabasco color link
Tabasco

#A02712

Brownish Red color link
Brownish Red

#9E3623

Brick color link
Brick

#A03623

Red Kite color link
Red Kite

#913228

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#99291E
  • RGB153, 41, 30
  • CMYK0, 44, 48, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 41, 30)
  • HSL5°, 67%, 36%
  • HSL Precise5.366°, 67.213%, 35.882%
  • HSV5°, 80%, 60%
  • HSB5°, 80%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.161, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.161, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.161, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID99291E
  • DECIMAL ID10037534
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01