Palettes / Colors / #792012
#792012 — Deep Red
#792012 is a red color we call Deep Red, closest to the named color Maroon (#800000). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: maroon (#800000) — not an exact match. CSS maroon gives you #800000, a different color; use #792012 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#792012 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #126A78; it also sits naturally between #781237 and #785212. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #792012 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 121, 32, 18 |
| HSL | 8°, 74%, 27% |
| HSV | 8°, 85%, 47% |
| CMYK | 0%, 74%, 85%, 53% |
| XYZ | 8.51, 5.14, 1.12 |
| Yxy | 5.14, 0.5763, 0.3481 |
| CIE-Lab | 27.13, 37.77, 30.92 |
| Hunter Lab | 22.68, 28.98, 12.17 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 47% · Green 13% · Blue 7%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 74% · Yellow 85% · Key 53%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #792012
.text { color: #792012; }
.background { background-color: #792012; }
.border { border: 3px solid #792012; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(121, 32, 18); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(8, 74%, 27%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #792012; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(121, 32, 18, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #792012; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(121, 32, 18, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#792012">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#792012">Div content here</div>
Shades of #792012
Tints of #792012
Tones of #792012
Color harmonies
Complementary — #126A78:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 10.35:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 2.03:1 Fails |
Best text color on #792012: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #792012
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #792012: ·
How #792012 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #792012 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #792012?
#792012 is Deep Red, a red color (RGB 121, 32, 18). Its closest standard named color is Maroon.
What is the RGB and HSL of #792012?
#792012 is RGB 121, 32, 18 — HSL 8°, 74%, 27% — CMYK 0%, 74%, 85%, 53%.
What colors go with #792012?
Its complement is #126A78; analogous partners are #781237 and #785212. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #792012 for text?
White text on #792012 has a contrast ratio of 10.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.03:1.