What color is #FE0002?

#FE0002 is a vivid red known as Fire Engine. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fire Engine?

The RGB value is 254, 0, 2: 254 red, 0 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fire Engine?

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

Is black or white text better on #FE0002?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fire Engine color: hex code #FE0002

#FE0002 rgb(254, 0, 2)

Shades of red

Fire Engine has the hex code #FE0002. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 0% green and 0.8% blue (254, 0, 2).

Its hue angle is 360°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 99% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

Fire Engine (#FE0002) color codes

HEX	`#FE0002`
RGB	`rgb(254, 0, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 0%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(360, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(360, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 99%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.04, 79.87, 66.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.04, 103.92, 39.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.89, 21.082, 1.974)`
Decimal	`16646146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fire Engine, 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 #FE0002	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FE0002 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #FE0002 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fe0002; }
.text { color: #fe0002; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fe0002; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 0 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fe0002, #fe7d00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FE0002 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FE0002?: #FE0002 is a vivid red known as Fire Engine. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fire Engine?: The RGB value is 254, 0, 2: 254 red, 0 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fire Engine?: The complementary color is #00FEFC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FE0002?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.