Palettes / Colors / #952829

#952829 — Red

#952829 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 #952829 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.

#952829 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 #289593; it also sits naturally between #952860 and #955D28. 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 58% · Green 16% · Blue 16%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 73% · Yellow 72% · Key 42%

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

Previews

CSS code for #952829

.text { color: #952829; }
.background { background-color: #952829; }
.border { border: 3px solid #952829; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(149, 40, 41); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 58%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #952829; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(149, 40, 41, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #952829; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(149, 40, 41, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#952829">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#952829">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #289593:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #952829: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #952829

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 #952829 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 #952829 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

← #952828  ·  #95282A →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #952829?

#952829 is Red, a red color (RGB 149, 40, 41). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #952829?

#952829 is RGB 149, 40, 41 — HSL 359°, 58%, 37% — CMYK 0%, 73%, 72%, 42%.

What colors go with #952829?

Its complement is #289593; analogous partners are #952860 and #955D28. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #952829 for text?

White text on #952829 has a contrast ratio of 8.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.61:1.