Palettes / Colors / #902829

#902829 — Red

#902829 is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: brown (#A52A2A) — not an exact match. CSS brown gives you #A52A2A, a different color; use #902829 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.

#902829 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #27908E; it also sits naturally between #90275E and #905A27. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 56% · Green 16% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 72% · Yellow 72% · Key 44%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #902829

.text { color: #902829; }
.background { background-color: #902829; }
.border { border: 3px solid #902829; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(144, 40, 41); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 57%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #902829; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(144, 40, 41, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #902829; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(144, 40, 41, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#902829">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#902829">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #27908E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #902829: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #902829

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:

How #902829 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 #902829 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #902828  ·  #90282A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #902829?

#902829 is Red, a red color (RGB 144, 40, 41). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #902829?

#902829 is RGB 144, 40, 41 — HSL 359°, 57%, 36% — CMYK 0%, 72%, 72%, 44%.

What colors go with #902829?

Its complement is #27908E; analogous partners are #90275E and #905A27. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #902829 for text?

White text on #902829 has a contrast ratio of 8.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.52:1.