Information about #990424 color

#990424 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#990424 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(153, 4, 36) — 60% red, 1.6% green, 14.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 58 / 46 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#990424 presents itself as a pure, full-strength warm red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Rock N Roll (#9D002F). Slightly further away sit Carmine (#960018) and University Of Pennsylvania Red (#A50021).

The recipe behind #990424 is rgb(153, 4, 36), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #990424 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#990424 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#990424 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#990424 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#7B031D

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#5C0215

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Black

#000000

#990424 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#9C1532

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#9A2A42

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#954354

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#8C5F69

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Grey

#808080

#990424 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#9A0360

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#97039A

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#5B039A

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#990424 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#049A7A
#049A7A

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#04709A
#04709A

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#049A2F
#049A2F

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#9A0470
#9A0470

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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#249A04
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#04249A
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#9A7A04
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#049A7A
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#04249A
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#709A04
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#049A7A
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#2F049A
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Nearest named colors to #990424

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Rock N Roll color link
Rock N Roll

#9D002F

Carmine color link
Carmine

#960018

University Of Pennsylvania Red color link
University Of Pennsylvania Red

#A50021

Ruby Red color link
Ruby Red

#9B111E

Strong Crimson color link
Strong Crimson

#A8002A

Code Red color link
Code Red

#880025

Red Wine color link
Red Wine

#990012

Pink Raspberry color link
Pink Raspberry

#980036

Inferno Raven Red color link
Inferno Raven Red

#8C0015

Smashing color link
Smashing

#AD0020

Spartan Crimson color link
Spartan Crimson

#9E1316

Strong Amaranth color link
Strong Amaranth

#A80015

#990424 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#990424
  • RGB153, 4, 36
  • CMYK0, 58, 46, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 4, 36)
  • HSL347°, 95%, 31%
  • HSL Precise347.114°, 94.904%, 30.784%
  • HSV347°, 97%, 60%
  • HSB347°, 97%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.016, 0.141)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.016, 0.141, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.016, 0.141)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB1.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID990424
  • DECIMAL ID10028068
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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