What color is #990F00?

#990F00 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Cayenne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #990F00?

The RGB value is 153, 15, 0: 153 red, 15 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #990F00?

The complementary color is #008A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #990F00?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#990F00 color

#990F00 rgb(153, 15, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #990F00 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 60% red, 5.9% green and 0% blue (153, 15, 0).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 100% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cayenne (#941100), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#990F00 color codes

HEX	`#990F00`
RGB	`rgb(153, 15, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(60%, 5.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 100%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.07, 52.44, 45.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.07, 69.54, 41.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.309, 7.116, 0.673)`
Decimal	`10030848`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #990F00, 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 #990F00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#990F00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	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 #990F00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #990f00; }
.text { color: #990f00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #990f00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(153 15 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #990f00, #995b00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Red.

Questions

What color is #990F00?: #990F00 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Cayenne. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #990F00?: The RGB value is 153, 15, 0: 153 red, 15 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #990F00?: The complementary color is #008A99, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #990F00?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.42:1 and white text 8.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.