What color is #D1001C?

#D1001C is a vivid red known as Blood Orange. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Blood Orange?

The RGB value is 209, 0, 28: 209 red, 0 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Blood Orange?

The complementary color is #00D1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1001C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Blood Orange color: hex code #D1001C

#D1001C rgb(209, 0, 28)

Shades of red

Blood Orange has the hex code #D1001C. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 0% green and 11% blue (209, 0, 28).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 100% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 87% yellow and 18% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

Blood Orange (#D1001C) color codes

HEX	`#D1001C`
RGB	`rgb(209, 0, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 0%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 100%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 100%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 87%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.72, 69.27, 47.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.72, 83.93, 34.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.508, 13.644, 2.336)`
Decimal	`13697052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Blood Orange, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #D1001C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#D1001C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #D1001C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1001c; }
.text { color: #d1001c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1001c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 0 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1001c, #d14d00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fire Engine Red.

See #D1001C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D1001C?: #D1001C is a vivid red known as Blood Orange. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Blood Orange?: The RGB value is 209, 0, 28: 209 red, 0 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Blood Orange?: The complementary color is #00D1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1001C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.