Information about Crimson Red color

#990000 - Crimson Red color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#990000, known as "Crimson Red", falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(153, 0, 0) — 60% red, 0% green, 0% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 60 / 60 / 40. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A intensely saturated warm red, #990000 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Kailey's Favorite Red (#A30000). Slightly further away sit Oliver's Little Red (#A30001) and Dark Candy Apple Red (#A40000).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(153, 0, 0)), which gives #990000 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 8.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.4:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Crimson Red" in the Register.

Crimson Red color variations

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

Crimson Red color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Crimson Red

#990000
#E00000

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#FF2828

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#FF7070

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#FFB7B7

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White

#FFFFFF

Crimson Red color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Crimson Red

#990000
#7A0000

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#5B0000

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#3D0000

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#1E0000

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Black

#000000

Crimson Red color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Crimson Red

#990000
#9C1111

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#9B2626

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#954040

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#8C5D5D

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Grey

#808080

Crimson Red color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#7A9900

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#997A00

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#993D00

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Crimson Red

#990000
#99003D

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#99007A

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#7A0099

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Crimson Red 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
#990000
Crimson Red

#990000

#009999
#009999

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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
#990000
Crimson Red

#990000

#004C99
#004C99

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#00994D
#00994D

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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
#994D00
#994D00

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#990000
Crimson Red

#990000

#99004D
#99004D

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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
#990000
Crimson Red

#990000

#009900
Recycling Green

#009900

#000099
#000099

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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
#990000
Crimson Red

#990000

#999900
#999900

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#009999
#009999

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#000099
#000099

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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
#990000
Crimson Red

#990000

#4D9900
#4D9900

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#009999
#009999

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#4C0099
#4C0099

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Nearest named colors to Crimson Red

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

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

Strong Red color link
Strong Red

#A80000

Blood color link
Blood

#8A0303

Cranberry color link
Cranberry

#9F000F

Red Wine color link
Red Wine

#990012

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Crimson Red color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#990000 - Crimson Red color image Crimson Red color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#990000
  • RGB153, 0, 0
  • CMYK0, 60, 60, 40
  • CSSrgb(153, 0, 0)
  • HSL0°, 100%, 30%
  • HSL Precise0°, 100%, 30%
  • HSV0°, 100%, 60%
  • HSB0°, 100%, 60%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.600, 0.000, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.600, 0.000, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.600, 0.000, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB60%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB0%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID990000
  • DECIMAL ID10027008
  • Name Length11
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