All About Color #990021

#990021

About #990021

#990021 is a dark red color with the hex code #990021. In RGB it is red 153, green 0, blue 33; in HSL it is hue 347°, saturation 100%, lightness 30%; in CMYK it is 0%, 100%, 78%, 40%. Its contrast ratio is 8.84:1 on white and 2.38:1 on black.

#990021 Color Conversion

Hex triplet99, 00, 21
CMYK0.00%, 100.00%, 78.43%, 40.00%
RGB Decimal153, 0, 33
HSL347°, 100%, 30%
RGB Octal231, 0, 41
HSV (HSB)347.06°, 100.00%, 60.00%
RGB Binary10011001, 0, 100001
CIE-L*AB31.54, 55.40, 28.66
RGB Percent60.00%, 0.00%, 12.94%
CIE-L*CH31.54, 62.38, 27.36
XYZ13.41, 6.88, 2.06
CIE-L*UV31.54, 97.96, 14.75
xyY0.60, 0.31, 6.88
Hunter-Lab26.23, 45.34, 13.71
RYB60.00%, 0.00%, 12.94%

Color Accessibility Scores

#990021 on a dark background: contrast 2.38:1, fails WCAG AA.
#990021 on a light background: contrast 8.84:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #990021, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#990021 · #F50035 · #3D000D · #009978 · #00F5C0

Analogous palette

#780099 · #99006E · #990021 · #992B00 · #997800

Triadic palette

#990021 · #219900 · #002199 · #F50035 · #35F500

Tetradic palette

#990021 · #6E9900 · #009978 · #2B0099 · #3D000D

Monochromatic palette

#1A0006 · #4D0011 · #990021 · #E60032 · #FF335F

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