What color is #FF1100?

#FF1100 is a vivid red known as Furious Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Furious Red?

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

What is the complementary color of Furious Red?

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

Is black or white text better on #FF1100?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Furious Red color: hex code #FF1100

#FF1100 rgb(255, 17, 0)

Shades of red

Furious Red has the hex code #FF1100. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 6.7% green and 0% blue (255, 17, 0).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 93% magenta, 100% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

Furious Red (#FF1100) color codes

HEX	`#FF1100`
RGB	`rgb(255, 17, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 6.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 93%, 100%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.67, 78.84, 67.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.67, 103.69, 40.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.446, 21.668, 2)`
Decimal	`16716032`
Short hex	`#F10`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Furious 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 #FF1100	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF1100 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #FF1100 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff1100; }
.text { color: #ff1100; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff1100; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 17 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff1100, #ff9100); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF1100 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF1100?: #FF1100 is a vivid red known as Furious Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Furious Red?: The RGB value is 255, 17, 0: 255 red, 17 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Furious Red?: The complementary color is #00EEFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF1100?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.