What color is #FF0E0E?

#FF0E0E is a vivid red known as Danger. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Danger?

The RGB value is 255, 14, 14: 255 red, 14 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Danger?

The complementary color is #0EFFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF0E0E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Danger color: hex code #FF0E0E

#FF0E0E rgb(255, 14, 14)

Shades of red

Danger has the hex code #FF0E0E. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 5.5% green and 5.5% blue (255, 14, 14).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 95% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

Danger (#FF0E0E) color codes

HEX	`#FF0E0E`
RGB	`rgb(255, 14, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 5.5%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 95%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 95%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.61, 79.21, 63.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.61, 101.78, 38.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.482, 21.613, 2.403)`
Decimal	`16715278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Danger, 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 #FF0E0E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF0E0E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	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 #FF0E0E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff0e0e; }
.text { color: #ff0e0e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff0e0e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 14 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff0e0e, #ff870e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF0E0E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF0E0E?: #FF0E0E is a vivid red known as Danger. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Danger?: The RGB value is 255, 14, 14: 255 red, 14 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Danger?: The complementary color is #0EFFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF0E0E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.32:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.