Close to Brick
#993B21
#993B21 is a dark, rich red, close to the color Brick. In RGB it’s made of 60% red, 23.1% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 13°, with 65% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #993B21.
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.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
7.00:1 AABlack text on this color
3.00:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
7.00:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.00:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #993B21 as they’d see it.
#993B21 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #993B21
What color is #993B21?
#993B21 is a dark, rich red, close to the color Brick. In RGB it’s made of 60% red, 23.1% green, and 12.9% blue. Its hue is 13°, with 65% saturation and 36% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #993B21 in RGB?
#993B21 is rgb(153, 59, 33): 153 red, 59 green, and 33 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #993B21 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 61, 78, 40). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #993B21?
PANTONE 484 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #993B21?
Its complement #076177 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.