What color is #D40701?

#D40701 is a vivid red known as Boulevardier. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Boulevardier?

The RGB value is 212, 7, 1: 212 red, 7 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Boulevardier?

The complementary color is #01CED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D40701?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Boulevardier color: hex code #D40701

#D40701 rgb(212, 7, 1)

Shades of red

Boulevardier has the hex code #D40701. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 83.1% red, 2.7% green and 0.4% blue (212, 7, 1).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 99% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 97% magenta, 100% yellow and 17% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

Boulevardier (#D40701) color codes

HEX	`#D40701`
RGB	`rgb(212, 7, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(83.1%, 2.7%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 99%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 100%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 97%, 100%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.46, 69.06, 58.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.46, 90.32, 40.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.237, 14.156, 1.327)`
Decimal	`13895425`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Boulevardier, 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 #D40701	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#D40701 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #D40701 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d40701; }
.text { color: #d40701; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d40701; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(212 7 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d40701, #d47001); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fire Engine Red.

See #D40701 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D40701?: #D40701 is a vivid red known as Boulevardier. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Boulevardier?: The RGB value is 212, 7, 1: 212 red, 7 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Boulevardier?: The complementary color is #01CED4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D40701?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.