What color is #990020?

#990020 is a dark, vivid red known as Xmas Candy. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Xmas Candy?

The RGB value is 153, 0, 32: 153 red, 0 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Xmas Candy?

The complementary color is #009979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #990020?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Xmas Candy color: hex code #990020

#990020 rgb(153, 0, 32)

Shades of red

Xmas Candy has the hex code #990020. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 0% green and 12.5% blue (153, 0, 32).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 79% yellow and 40% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

Xmas Candy (#990020) color codes

HEX	`#990020`
RGB	`rgb(153, 0, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 0%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 79%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.53, 55.36, 29.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.53, 62.62, 27.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.399, 6.879, 1.988)`
Decimal	`10027040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Xmas Candy, 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 #990020	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#990020 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #990020 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #990020; }
.text { color: #990020; }
.border { border: 2px solid #990020; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 0 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #990020, #992c00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #990020 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #990020?: #990020 is a dark, vivid red known as Xmas Candy. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Xmas Candy?: The RGB value is 153, 0, 32: 153 red, 0 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Xmas Candy?: The complementary color is #009979, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #990020?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.38:1 and white text 8.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.