What color is #900405?

#900405 is a dark, vivid red known as Scoville Highness. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Scoville Highness?

The RGB value is 144, 4, 5: 144 red, 4 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Scoville Highness?

The complementary color is #04908F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #900405?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Scoville Highness color: hex code #900405

#900405 rgb(144, 4, 5)

Shades of red

Scoville Highness has the hex code #900405. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 1.6% green and 2% blue (144, 4, 5).

Its hue angle is 360°, with 95% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 97% magenta, 97% yellow and 44% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

Scoville Highness (#900405) color codes

HEX	`#900405`
RGB	`rgb(144, 4, 5)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 1.6%, 2%)`
HSL	`hsl(360, 95%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(360, 97%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 97%, 97%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.49, 51.77, 40.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.49, 65.95, 38.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.574, 6.029, 0.698)`
Decimal	`9438213`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Scoville Highness, 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 #900405	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#900405 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #900405 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #900405; }
.text { color: #900405; }
.border { border: 2px solid #900405; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 4 5 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #900405, #904904); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #900405 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #900405?: #900405 is a dark, vivid red known as Scoville Highness. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Scoville Highness?: The RGB value is 144, 4, 5: 144 red, 4 green and 5 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Scoville Highness?: The complementary color is #04908F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #900405?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.