What color is #860111?

#860111 is a dark, vivid red known as Red Devil. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Red Devil?

The RGB value is 134, 1, 17: 134 red, 1 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Red Devil?

The complementary color is #018676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #860111?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Red Devil color: hex code #860111

#860111 rgb(134, 1, 17)

Shades of red

Red Devil has the hex code #860111. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.5% red, 0.4% green and 6.7% blue (134, 1, 17).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 99% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 87% yellow and 47% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

Red Devil (#860111) color codes

HEX	`#860111`
RGB	`rgb(134, 1, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.5%, 0.4%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 99%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 99%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 99%, 87%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.11, 49.8, 32.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.11, 59.45, 33.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.945, 5.132, 0.997)`
Decimal	`8782097`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Red Devil, 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 #860111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#860111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	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 #860111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #860111; }
.text { color: #860111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #860111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(134 1 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #860111, #863301); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #860111 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #860111?: #860111 is a dark, vivid red known as Red Devil. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Red Devil?: The RGB value is 134, 1, 17: 134 red, 1 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Red Devil?: The complementary color is #018676, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #860111?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.03:1 and white text 10.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.