What color is #990022?

#990022 is a dark, vivid red known as Succubus. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Succubus?

The RGB value is 153, 0, 34: 153 red, 0 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Succubus?

The complementary color is #009977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #990022?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Succubus color: hex code #990022

#990022 rgb(153, 0, 34)

Shades of red

Succubus has the hex code #990022. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 0% green and 13.3% blue (153, 0, 34).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 78% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.83:1).

Succubus (#990022) color codes

HEX	`#990022`
RGB	`rgb(153, 0, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 0%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 78%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.56, 55.43, 28.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.56, 62.12, 26.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.427, 6.89, 2.136)`
Decimal	`10027042`
Short hex	`#902`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Succubus, 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 #990022	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#990022 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	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 #990022 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #990022; }
.text { color: #990022; }
.border { border: 2px solid #990022; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 0 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #990022, #992b00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #990022 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #990022?: #990022 is a dark, vivid red known as Succubus. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Succubus?: The RGB value is 153, 0, 34: 153 red, 0 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Succubus?: The complementary color is #009977, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #990022?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.