Information about #994940 color

#994940 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#994940 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(153, 73, 64) — 60% red, 28.6% green, 25.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 31 / 35 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#994940 presents itself as a clearly saturated earthy red — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Fusion (#98463E). Slightly further away sit Cognac (#9A463D) and Mojo (#97463C).

The recipe behind #994940 is rgb(153, 73, 64), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #994940: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#994940 color variations

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

#994940 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 #994940

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

Fusion color link
Fusion

#98463E

Cognac color link
Cognac

#9A463D

Mojo color link
Mojo

#97463C

Hot August color link
Hot August

#9A463B

Vintage Rust color link
Vintage Rust

#965044

Wild West color link
Wild West

#9A5440

Krakatoa color link
Krakatoa

#9D523B

Ameile color link
Ameile

#904947

El Salva color link
El Salva

#8F4E45

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#994940
  • RGB153, 73, 64
  • CMYK0, 31, 35, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 73, 64)
  • HSL6°, 41%, 43%
  • HSL Precise6.067°, 41.014%, 42.549%
  • HSV6°, 58%, 60%
  • HSB6°, 58%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.286, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.286, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.286, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID994940
  • DECIMAL ID10045760
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01