What color is #FF0800?

#FF0800 is a vivid red known as Candy Apple Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Candy Apple Red?

The RGB value is 255, 8, 0: 255 red, 8 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Candy Apple Red?

The complementary color is #00F7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF0800?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Candy Apple Red color: hex code #FF0800

#FF0800 rgb(255, 8, 0)

Shades of red

Candy Apple Red has the hex code #FF0800. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 3.1% green and 0% blue (255, 8, 0).

Its hue angle is 2°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 97% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

Candy Apple Red (#FF0800) color codes

HEX	`#FF0800`
RGB	`rgb(255, 8, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 3.1%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(2, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(2, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 97%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.43, 79.55, 67.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.43, 104.18, 40.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.332, 21.441, 1.962)`
Decimal	`16713728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Candy Apple Red, 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 #FF0800	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF0800 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #FF0800 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff0800; }
.text { color: #ff0800; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff0800; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 8 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff0800, #ff8700); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF0800 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF0800?: #FF0800 is a vivid red known as Candy Apple Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Candy Apple Red?: The RGB value is 255, 8, 0: 255 red, 8 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Candy Apple Red?: The complementary color is #00F7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF0800?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.