What color is #880011?

#880011 is a dark, vivid red known as Bloodthirsty. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bloodthirsty?

The RGB value is 136, 0, 17: 136 red, 0 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bloodthirsty?

The complementary color is #008877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #880011?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bloodthirsty color: hex code #880011

#880011 rgb(136, 0, 17)

Shades of red

Bloodthirsty has the hex code #880011. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 0% green and 6.7% blue (136, 0, 17).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 88% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.22:1).

Bloodthirsty (#880011) color codes

HEX	`#880011`
RGB	`rgb(136, 0, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 0%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 100%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 88%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.51, 50.5, 33.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.51, 60.33, 33.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.256, 5.276, 1.009)`
Decimal	`8912913`
Short hex	`#801`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bloodthirsty, 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 #880011	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#880011 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #880011 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #880011; }
.text { color: #880011; }
.border { border: 2px solid #880011; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 0 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #880011, #883300); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #880011 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #880011?: #880011 is a dark, vivid red known as Bloodthirsty. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bloodthirsty?: The RGB value is 136, 0, 17: 136 red, 0 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bloodthirsty?: The complementary color is #008877, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #880011?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.05:1 and white text 10.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.