What color is #FF0008?

#FF0008 is a vivid red known as Marinara Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Marinara Red?

The RGB value is 255, 0, 8: 255 red, 0 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Marinara Red?

The complementary color is #00FFF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF0008?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Marinara Red color: hex code #FF0008

#FF0008 rgb(255, 0, 8)

Shades of red

Marinara Red has the hex code #FF0008. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 0% green and 3.1% blue (255, 0, 8).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 97% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

Marinara Red (#FF0008) color codes

HEX	`#FF0008`
RGB	`rgb(255, 0, 8)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 0%, 3.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 97%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.26, 80.14, 65.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.26, 103.34, 39.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.289, 21.285, 2.164)`
Decimal	`16711688`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Marinara 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 #FF0008	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF0008 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #FF0008 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff0008; }
.text { color: #ff0008; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff0008; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 0 8 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff0008, #ff7800); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FF0008 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF0008?: #FF0008 is a vivid red known as Marinara Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Marinara Red?: The RGB value is 255, 0, 8: 255 red, 0 green and 8 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Marinara Red?: The complementary color is #00FFF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF0008?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.