What color is #990019?

#990019 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Carmine. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #990019?

The RGB value is 153, 0, 25: 153 red, 0 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #990019?

The complementary color is #009980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #990019?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#990019 color

#990019 rgb(153, 0, 25)

Shades of red

The hex color #990019 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 0% green and 9.8% blue (153, 0, 25).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 84% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Carmine (#960018), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#990019 color codes

HEX	`#990019`
RGB	`rgb(153, 0, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 0%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 84%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.45, 55.14, 33.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.45, 64.49, 31.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.314, 6.845, 1.54)`
Decimal	`10027033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #990019, 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 #990019	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#990019 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	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 #990019 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #990019; }
.text { color: #990019; }
.border { border: 2px solid #990019; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 0 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #990019, #993300); }

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Questions

What color is #990019?: #990019 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Carmine. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #990019?: The RGB value is 153, 0, 25: 153 red, 0 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #990019?: The complementary color is #009980, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #990019?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and white text 8.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.