Information about #990500 color

#990500 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#990500 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 5, 0) — 60% red, 2% green, 0% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 58 / 60 / 40. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#990500 is a maximally vivid earthy red that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Crimson Red (#990000). Nearby in the Register you will also find Kailey's Favorite Red (#A30000) and Oliver's Little Red (#A30001).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 5, 0) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. No one has named #990500 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#990500 color variations

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

#990500 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#990500 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#990500 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#990500 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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#990500 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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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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #990500

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

Crimson Red color link
Crimson Red

#990000

Kailey's Favorite Red color link
Kailey's Favorite Red

#A30000

Oliver's Little Red color link
Oliver's Little Red

#A30001

Dark Candy Apple Red color link
Dark Candy Apple Red

#A40000

Drawlz Brand Co. Ruby Red color link
Drawlz Brand Co. Ruby Red

#8D0000

Sangria color link
Sangria

#92000A

HLH SG Red color link
HLH SG Red

#A30008

Dark Red color link
Dark Red

#8B0000

Blood color link
Blood

#8A0303

Strong Red color link
Strong Red

#A80000

Cranberry color link
Cranberry

#9F000F

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

#990500 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#990500
  • RGB153, 5, 0
  • CMYK0, 58, 60, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 5, 0)
  • HSL2°, 100%, 30%
  • HSL Precise1.961°, 100%, 30%
  • HSV2°, 100%, 60%
  • HSB2°, 100%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.020, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.020, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.020, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID990500
  • DECIMAL ID10028288
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited897 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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