Close to Berry
#992255
#992255 is a dark, rich pink, close to the color Berry. In RGB it’s made of 60% red, 13.3% green, and 33.3% blue. Its hue is 334°, with 64% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a warm 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 #992255.
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
7.74:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.71:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.74:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.71:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #992255 as they’d see it.
#992255 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 #992255
What color is #992255?
#992255 is a dark, rich pink, close to the color Berry. In RGB it’s made of 60% red, 13.3% green, and 33.3% blue. Its hue is 334°, with 64% saturation and 37% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #992255 in RGB?
#992255 is rgb(153, 34, 85): 153 red, 34 green, and 85 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #992255 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 78, 44, 40). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #992255?
PANTONE 221 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #992255?
Its complement #005F3B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.