# Darken HEX color

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/darken-hex-color/283063
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [March 2, 2009, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/darken-hex-color/283063 "2009-03-02T09:45:41Z")
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### Author: ![harm\_less](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/bc8723/32.png) [@harm\_less](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/harm_less)
#### Post date: [March 2, 2009, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/darken-hex-color/283063/1 "2009-03-02T09:45:41Z")

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Hello,

I’ve been looking to adjust the brightness of a hex color value, but I wasn’t able to get it working.

For example I’ve the hex 0xD97300. How can I DARKEN this color.

Thanks in advance,  
Harm