What color is #990033?

#990033 is a dark, vivid rose known as Lifeline. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #990033?

The RGB value is 153, 0, 51: 153 red, 0 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #990033?

The complementary color is #009966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #990033?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#990033 color

#990033 rgb(153, 0, 51)

Shades of red

The hex color #990033 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 0% green and 20% blue (153, 0, 51).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 67% yellow and 40% black.

This exact color is also called Lifeline.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#990033 color codes

HEX	`#990033`
RGB	`rgb(153, 0, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 0%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 67%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.84, 56.19, 17.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.84, 58.81, 17.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.736, 7.014, 3.762)`
Decimal	`10027059`
Short hex	`#903`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #990033, 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 #990033	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#990033 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #990033 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #990033; }
.text { color: #990033; }
.border { border: 2px solid #990033; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 0 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #990033, #991900); }

Background

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Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #990033?: #990033 is a dark, vivid rose known as Lifeline. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #990033?: The RGB value is 153, 0, 51: 153 red, 0 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #990033?: The complementary color is #009966, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #990033?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.