Crimson Red

#990000

Crimson Red #990000

Shades of Crimson Red

#990000

#880000

#760000

#660000

#550000

#440000

#330000

#220000

#110000

#000000

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Tints of Crimson Red

#990000

#A41212

#AF2727

#BB3E3E

#C65858

#D17474

#DC9393

#E8B4B4

#F3D8D8

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Crimson Red

#990000

#900808

#871111

#7F1919

#772121

#6E2A2A

#663333

#5D3B3B

#544444

#4C4C4C

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What color is Crimson Red

Crimson Red is a medium dark bright shade of Red. It belongs to the color family Red, and it has medium lightness and high saturation. Crimson Red is a warm color.

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What are the HEX, RGB, HSV, HSL and CMYK color codes of Crimson Red

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Crimson Red is #990000.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Crimson Red has 60%% Red, 0% Green, and 0% Blue.
Crimson Red has 0° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 60% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Crimson Red has 0° Hue, 100% Saturation, and 30% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Crimson Red has 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow, and 40% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.

Color Space
Original Units
Percentage

Hex

#990000

RGB

(153, 0, 0)

(60%, 0%, 0%)

HSV

(0°, 100, 60)

(0%, 100%, 60%)

HSL

(0°, 100, 30)

(0%, 100%, 30%)

CMYK

(0, 100, 100, 40)

(0%, 100%, 100%, 40%)

How does Crimson Red contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of Crimson Red is 7%, which is low.
Crimson Red has a higher contrast with white than black. Crimson Red and black have a 2.4:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability. Crimson Red and white have a 8.9:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AAA requirement. These colors are suitable for text.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

7%

insufficient (2.4)

AAA (8.9)

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Example White

Example Black

Example White

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What colors go with Crimson Red

Summer

#990000

#85775C

#C79595

#CEC0A7

#EEE8E8

Winter

#990000

#157E77

#DC9797

#85DCD6

#EEE2E2

Spring

#990000

#6A702A

#DA9595

#CDDA8B

#ECDBDB

Analogous

#990000

#B76C68

#DCA3A3

#EAC2C2

#ECDBDB

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How to mix Crimson Red paint

To mix Crimson Red paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 60% Red, 40% Black, as shown below.

Yellow

0%

Red

60%

Green

0%

Blue

0%

Cyan

0%

Magenta

0%

Black

40%

White

0%

To mix Crimson Red paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 30% Magenta, 30% Yellow, 40% Black, as shown below.

Cyan

0%

Magenta

30%

Yellow

30%

Black

40%

White

0%

What colors are similar to Crimson Red

Colors similar to Crimson Red are: Red Berry, Dark Red, Burnt Red, Guardsman Red, and Tabasco. Burnt Red is more orange and paler than Crimson Red. Guardsman Red is lighter than Crimson Red. Tabasco is more orange and paler and lighter than Crimson Red.

Red Berry

#8E0000

Dark Red

#840000

Burnt Red

#9F2305

more orange,

paler

Guardsman Red

#BA0101

lighter

Tabasco

#A02712

more orange,

paler,

lighter