#990500 Color

#990500 is rgb(153, 5, 0) in RGB and hsl(2, 100%, 30%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkRed. White text is most readable on this background.

#990500

HEX#990500

RGBrgb(153, 5, 0)

HSLhsl(2, 100%, 30%)

HSVhsv(2, 100%, 60%)

OKLCHoklch(43.1% 0.174 29.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 97%, 100%, 40%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #990500 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text8.84:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #990500 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#990500 Complementary#009499 Analogous#990047 Analogous#995200 Triadic#009905 Triadic#050099

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #990500, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CC0700 #FA0800 #FF352E #FF6661 #FF9794 #FFC4C2

Shades

#850400 #750400 #610300 #4D0300 #380200 #290100

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