#993300

A dark, vivid orange closely aligning with Darkred.

About #993300

At its core, #993300 is a dark and vivid hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkred. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 153, 51, and 0.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 67% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#993300
RGB153, 51, 0
HSL20.0°, 100.0%, 30.0%
CMYK0%, 67%, 100%, 40%
HSV20.0°, 100.0%, 60.0%
LAB36.3, 40.8, 48.1
XYZ14.3, 9.1, 1.0
Decimal10040064

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.43:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.83:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.10:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.40:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #993300; }
.text-color { color: #993300; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #993300; }

Similar Colors

Darkred
#8B0000