What color is #FF0033?

#FF0033 is a vivid red known as Hornet Sting. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hornet Sting?

The RGB value is 255, 0, 51: 255 red, 0 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hornet Sting?

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

Is black or white text better on #FF0033?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hornet Sting color: hex code #FF0033

#FF0033 rgb(255, 0, 51)

Shades of red

Hornet Sting has the hex code #FF0033. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 0% green and 20% blue (255, 0, 51).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 80% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

Hornet Sting (#FF0033) color codes

HEX	`#FF0033`
RGB	`rgb(255, 0, 51)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 0%, 20%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 80%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.5, 80.8, 47.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.5, 93.89, 30.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.843, 21.506, 5.079)`
Decimal	`16711731`
Short hex	`#F03`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hornet Sting, 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 #FF0033	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF0033 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #FF0033 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff0033; }
.text { color: #ff0033; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff0033; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 0 51 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff0033, #ff4d00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vermilion.

See #FF0033 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF0033?: #FF0033 is a vivid red known as Hornet Sting. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hornet Sting?: The RGB value is 255, 0, 51: 255 red, 0 green and 51 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hornet Sting?: The complementary color is #00FFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF0033?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.