Close to Velvet
#992170
#992170 is a dark, rich pink, close to the color Velvet. In RGB it’s made of 60% red, 12.9% green, and 43.9% blue. Its hue is 321°, with 65% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #992170.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.48:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.81:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.48:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.81:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #992170 as they’d see it.
#992170 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #992170
What color is #992170?
#992170 is a dark, rich pink, close to the color Velvet. In RGB it’s made of 60% red, 12.9% green, and 43.9% blue. Its hue is 321°, with 65% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #992170 in RGB?
#992170 is rgb(153, 33, 112): 153 red, 33 green, and 112 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #992170 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 78, 27, 40). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #992170?
PANTONE 248 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #992170?
Its complement #09622B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.