Palettes / Colors / #922016
#922016 — Red
#922016 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 #922016 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.
#922016 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 #168892; it also sits naturally between #92164A and #925F16. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #922016 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 146, 32, 22 |
| HSL | 5°, 74%, 33% |
| HSV | 5°, 85%, 57% |
| CMYK | 0%, 78%, 85%, 43% |
| XYZ | 12.52, 7.20, 1.49 |
| Yxy | 7.20, 0.5902, 0.3396 |
| CIE-Lab | 32.26, 46.35, 35.38 |
| Hunter Lab | 26.84, 38.31, 14.57 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 57% · Green 13% · Blue 9%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 78% · Yellow 85% · Key 43%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #922016
.text { color: #922016; }
.background { background-color: #922016; }
.border { border: 3px solid #922016; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(146, 32, 22); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(5, 74%, 33%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #922016; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(146, 32, 22, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #922016; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(146, 32, 22, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#922016">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#922016">Div content here</div>
Shades of #922016
Tints of #922016
Tones of #922016
Color harmonies
Complementary — #168892:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 8.61:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 2.44:1 Fails |
Best text color on #922016: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #922016
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 #922016: ·
How #922016 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 #922016 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 #922016?
#922016 is Red, a red color (RGB 146, 32, 22). Its closest standard named color is Brown.
What is the RGB and HSL of #922016?
#922016 is RGB 146, 32, 22 — HSL 5°, 74%, 33% — CMYK 0%, 78%, 85%, 43%.
What colors go with #922016?
Its complement is #168892; analogous partners are #92164A and #925F16. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #922016 for text?
White text on #922016 has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.44:1.