What color is #991166?

#991166 is a dark, vivid rose known as Romantic Vampire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Romantic Vampire?

The RGB value is 153, 17, 102: 153 red, 17 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Romantic Vampire?

The complementary color is #119944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #991166?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Romantic Vampire color: hex code #991166

#991166 rgb(153, 17, 102)

Shades of purple

Romantic Vampire has the hex code #991166. It is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 6.7% green and 40% blue (153, 17, 102).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 80% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 33% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

Romantic Vampire (#991166) color codes

HEX	`#991166`
RGB	`rgb(153, 17, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 6.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 80%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 89%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 89%, 33%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.26, 57.91, -12.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.26, 59.26, 347.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.737, 8.134, 13.309)`
Decimal	`10031462`
Short hex	`#916`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Romantic Vampire, 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 #991166	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#991166 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #991166 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #991166; }
.text { color: #991166; }
.border { border: 2px solid #991166; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 17 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #991166, #991122); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

See #991166 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #991166?: #991166 is a dark, vivid rose known as Romantic Vampire. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Romantic Vampire?: The RGB value is 153, 17, 102: 153 red, 17 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Romantic Vampire?: The complementary color is #119944, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #991166?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.