What color is #881111?

#881111 is a dark, moderate red known as Netherworld. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Netherworld?

The RGB value is 136, 17, 17: 136 red, 17 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Netherworld?

The complementary color is #118888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #881111?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Netherworld color: hex code #881111

#881111 rgb(136, 17, 17)

Shades of red

Netherworld has the hex code #881111. It is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.3% red, 6.7% green and 6.7% blue (136, 17, 17).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 78% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 88% magenta, 88% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.84:1).

Netherworld (#881111) color codes

HEX	`#881111`
RGB	`rgb(136, 17, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.3%, 6.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 78%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 88%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 88%, 88%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.58, 47.41, 33.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.58, 58.32, 35.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.456, 5.677, 1.075)`
Decimal	`8917265`
Short hex	`#811`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Netherworld, 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 #881111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#881111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #881111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #881111; }
.text { color: #881111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #881111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(136 17 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #881111, #884d11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #881111 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #881111?: #881111 is a dark, moderate red known as Netherworld. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Netherworld?: The RGB value is 136, 17, 17: 136 red, 17 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Netherworld?: The complementary color is #118888, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #881111?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.14:1 and white text 9.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.