Information about #99292B color

#99292B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #99292B belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(153, 41, 43) (60% red, 16.1% green, 16.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 44 / 43 / 40 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pleasantly vivid red, #99292B sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Red Hot (#952B32). Nearby in the Register you will also find Guardsman Red (#952E31) and Japanese Carmine (#9D2933).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 41, 43) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #99292B background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #99292B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#99292B color variations

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

#99292B 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 #99292B

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

Red Hot color link
Red Hot

#952B32

Flash Point color link
Flash Point

#932C31

Cracker color link
Cracker

#963128

Chaos color link
Chaos

#922A31

Red Birch color link
Red Birch

#9D2B22

Vivid Auburn color link
Vivid Auburn

#922724

Scarlet Sage color link
Scarlet Sage

#9D202F

Auburn color link
Auburn

#A52A2A

Red Kite color link
Red Kite

#913228

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#99292B
  • RGB153, 41, 43
  • CMYK0, 44, 43, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 41, 43)
  • HSL359°, 58%, 38%
  • HSL Precise358.929°, 57.732%, 38.039%
  • HSV359°, 73%, 60%
  • HSB359°, 73%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.161, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.161, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.161, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB16.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID99292B
  • DECIMAL ID10037547
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01