What color is #D1191C?

#D1191C is a moderate red known as Heroic Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Heroic Red?

The RGB value is 209, 25, 28: 209 red, 25 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Heroic Red?

The complementary color is #19D1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D1191C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Heroic Red color: hex code #D1191C

#D1191C rgb(209, 25, 28)

Shades of red

Heroic Red has the hex code #D1191C. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82% red, 9.8% green and 11% blue (209, 25, 28).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 79% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 88% magenta, 87% yellow and 18% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

Heroic Red (#D1191C) color codes

HEX	`#D1191C`
RGB	`rgb(209, 25, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82%, 9.8%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 79%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 88%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 88%, 87%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.72, 66.39, 48.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.72, 82.04, 35.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.855, 14.339, 2.452)`
Decimal	`13703452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Heroic 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 #D1191C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#D1191C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	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 #D1191C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d1191c; }
.text { color: #d1191c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d1191c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(209 25 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d1191c, #d17219); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fire Engine Red.

See #D1191C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D1191C?: #D1191C is a moderate red known as Heroic Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Heroic Red?: The RGB value is 209, 25, 28: 209 red, 25 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Heroic Red?: The complementary color is #19D1CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D1191C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.