What color is #991111?

#991111 is a dark, vivid red known as Carnivore. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Carnivore?

The RGB value is 153, 17, 17: 153 red, 17 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Carnivore?

The complementary color is #119999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #991111?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Carnivore color: hex code #991111

#991111 rgb(153, 17, 17)

Shades of red

Carnivore has the hex code #991111. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 6.7% green and 6.7% blue (153, 17, 17).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 80% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 89% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.6:1).

Carnivore (#991111) color codes

HEX	`#991111`
RGB	`rgb(153, 17, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 6.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 80%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 89%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 89%, 89%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.29, 52.33, 38.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.29, 65.01, 36.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.44, 7.216, 1.215)`
Decimal	`10031377`
Short hex	`#911`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Carnivore, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #991111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#991111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #991111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #991111; }
.text { color: #991111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #991111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 17 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #991111, #995511); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carmine.

See #991111 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #991111?: #991111 is a dark, vivid red known as Carnivore. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Carnivore?: The RGB value is 153, 17, 17: 153 red, 17 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Carnivore?: The complementary color is #119999, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #991111?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.44:1 and white text 8.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.