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#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.

#792012 · RGB 121, 32, 18

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Color values

HEX#792012
RGB121, 32, 18
HSL8°, 74%, 27%
HSV8°, 85%, 47%
CMYK0%, 74%, 85%, 53%
XYZ8.51, 5.14, 1.12
Yxy5.14, 0.5763, 0.3481
CIE-Lab27.13, 37.77, 30.92
Hunter Lab22.68, 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

Sample text in #792012 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #792012 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

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

#6F1D11#621A0F#59170D#50150C#47130B#3A0F09#310D07#280A06#1B0704#120503

Tints of #792012

#972817#B6301B#D53820#E14E37#E66A56#EA8171#EE9D90#F3B8AF#F8D4CE#FCEFED

Tones of #792012

#702519#692A20#623028#5B352F#533A36#4C3F3D

Color harmonies

Complementary — #126A78:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text10.35:1 AAA
Against black text2.03:1 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:

100%
Sample heading text
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:

Protanopia · #525215Deuteranopia · #585E16Tritanopia · #751819

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:

Material Brown 500 · #795548Tailwind stone 600 · #57534ETailwind neutral 600 · #525252

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #792012 rather than the exact color:

Lucky Horizon
#9F228B · #D31B76 · #881C2C · #7C240E
Tender Summit
#7F1D13 · #D18B16 · #8AA013 · #57C921
Honey Ruby Terrace
#761D1B · #D85774 · #51D4D6 · #A8D7E4
Misty Saffron
#772A12 · #CAA016 · #94C913 · #2C8A16
Palette Ecf8f9
#ECF8F9 · #068DA9 · #7E1717 · #E55807
Misty Horizon
#842317 · #20B431 · #5A49DF · #EEC7C3

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#7C240E#7F1D13#761D1B#772A12#7E1717#842317#842318#7A1519#742120#7F2020#6B240C#782521

Browse neighbouring colors

← #792011  ·  #792013 →

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.