#990700

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Darkred.

About #990700

When working with digital screens, the color #990700 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Darkred. In the RGB color space, it consists of 153 red, 7 green, and 0 blue.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 95% M, 100% Y, and 40% K. The HSL representation is 2.7° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 30.0% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#990700
RGB153, 7, 0
HSL2.7°, 100.0%, 30.0%
CMYK0%, 95%, 100%, 40%
HSV2.7°, 100.0%, 60.0%
LAB31.6, 53.7, 45.4
XYZ13.2, 6.9, 0.6
Decimal10028800

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.81:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.38:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.42:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.03:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #990700; }
.text-color { color: #990700; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #990700; }

Similar Colors

Darkred
#8B0000