What color is #990E38?

#990E38 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Cranberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #990E38?

The RGB value is 153, 14, 56: 153 red, 14 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #990E38?

The complementary color is #0E996F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #990E38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#990E38 color

#990E38 rgb(153, 14, 56)

Shades of red

The hex color #990E38 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 5.5% green and 22% blue (153, 14, 56).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 83% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 63% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cranberry (#9E003A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.49:1).

#990E38 color codes

HEX	`#990E38`
RGB	`rgb(153, 14, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 5.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 83%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 91%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 63%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.64, 54.44, 15.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.64, 56.5, 15.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.009, 7.374, 4.426)`
Decimal	`10030648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #990E38, 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 #990E38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#990E38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	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 #990E38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #990e38; }
.text { color: #990e38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #990e38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 14 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #990e38, #992a0e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #990E38?: #990E38 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Cranberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #990E38?: The RGB value is 153, 14, 56: 153 red, 14 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #990E38?: The complementary color is #0E996F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #990E38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and white text 8.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.