What color is #900500?

#900500 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Scoville Highness. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #900500?

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

What is the complementary color of #900500?

The complementary color is #008B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #900500?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#900500 color

#900500 rgb(144, 5, 0)

Shades of red

The hex color #900500 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.5% red, 2% green and 0% blue (144, 5, 0).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 100% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 97% magenta, 100% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Scoville Highness (#900405), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.51:1).

#900500 color codes

HEX	`#900500`
RGB	`rgb(144, 5, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.5%, 2%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 100%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 100%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 97%, 100%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.51, 51.53, 42.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.51, 67.06, 39.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.557, 6.04, 0.557)`
Decimal	`9438464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #900500, 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 #900500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#900500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.51:1	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 #900500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #900500; }
.text { color: #900500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #900500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(144 5 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #900500, #904d00); }

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Questions

What color is #900500?: #900500 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Scoville Highness. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #900500?: The RGB value is 144, 5, 0: 144 red, 5 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #900500?: The complementary color is #008B90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #900500?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.