What color is #911911?

#911911 is a dark, moderate red known as Emergency. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Emergency?

The RGB value is 145, 25, 17: 145 red, 25 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Emergency?

The complementary color is #118991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #911911?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Emergency color: hex code #911911

#911911 rgb(145, 25, 17)

Shades of red

Emergency has the hex code #911911. It is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 56.9% red, 9.8% green and 6.7% blue (145, 25, 17).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 79% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 88% yellow and 43% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.93:1).

Emergency (#911911) color codes

HEX	`#911911`
RGB	`rgb(145, 25, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(56.9%, 9.8%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 79%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 88%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 88%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.25, 48.06, 37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.25, 60.66, 37.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.127, 6.757, 1.196)`
Decimal	`9509137`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Emergency, 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 #911911	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#911911 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.35:1	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 #911911 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #911911; }
.text { color: #911911; }
.border { border: 2px solid #911911; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(145 25 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #911911, #915911); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Blood Red.

See #911911 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #911911?: #911911 is a dark, moderate red known as Emergency. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Emergency?: The RGB value is 145, 25, 17: 145 red, 25 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Emergency?: The complementary color is #118991, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #911911?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.35:1 and white text 8.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.