#990F00

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Darkred.

About #990F00

When working with digital screens, the color #990F00 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkred. In the RGB color space, it consists of 153 red, 15 green, and 0 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 0% Cyan, 90% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 40% Black. The HSL representation is 5.9° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 30.0% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#990F00
RGB153, 15, 0
HSL5.9°, 100.0%, 30.0%
CMYK0%, 90%, 100%, 40%
HSV5.9°, 100.0%, 60.0%
LAB32.1, 52.5, 45.7
XYZ13.3, 7.1, 0.7
Decimal10030848

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.67:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.42:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.28:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.06:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #990F00; }
.text-color { color: #990F00; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #990F00; }

Similar Colors

Darkred
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