What color is #FF1166?

#FF1166 is a vivid rose known as Burning Fireflies. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Burning Fireflies?

The RGB value is 255, 17, 102: 255 red, 17 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Burning Fireflies?

The complementary color is #11FFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF1166?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Burning Fireflies color: hex code #FF1166

#FF1166 rgb(255, 17, 102)

Shades of pink

Burning Fireflies has the hex code #FF1166. It is a vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 6.7% green and 40% blue (255, 17, 102).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 100% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 93% magenta, 60% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.52:1).

Burning Fireflies (#FF1166) color codes

HEX	`#FF1166`
RGB	`rgb(255, 17, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 6.7%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 100%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 93%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 93%, 60%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.69, 81.65, 19.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.69, 83.93, 13.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.844, 22.627, 14.627)`
Decimal	`16716134`
Short hex	`#F16`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Burning Fireflies, 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 #FF1166	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF1166 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.52:1	Pass	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 #FF1166 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff1166; }
.text { color: #ff1166; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff1166; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 17 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff1166, #ff3311); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerise.

See #FF1166 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF1166?: #FF1166 is a vivid rose known as Burning Fireflies. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Burning Fireflies?: The RGB value is 255, 17, 102: 255 red, 17 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Burning Fireflies?: The complementary color is #11FFAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF1166?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.52:1 and white text 3.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.