Information about #991905 color

#991905 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#991905 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(153, 25, 5) — 60% red, 9.8% green, 2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 50 / 58 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#991905 is a pure, full-strength earthy red 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 very close to Burnt Red (#9F2305). Slightly further away sit Rufous (#A81C07) and Red Thread (#A81900).

In RGB terms — rgb(153, 25, 5) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #991905 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#991905 color variations

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

#991905 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #991905

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

Burnt Red color link
Burnt Red

#9F2305

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Red Thread color link
Red Thread

#A81900

Brown Red color link
Brown Red

#922B05

Tabasco color link
Tabasco

#A02712

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#991905
  • RGB153, 25, 5
  • CMYK0, 50, 58, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 25, 5)
  • HSL8°, 94%, 31%
  • HSL Precise8.108°, 93.671%, 30.98%
  • HSV8°, 97%, 60%
  • HSB8°, 97%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.098
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.098, 0.020)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.098, 0.020, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.098, 0.020)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID991905
  • DECIMAL ID10033413
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01