What color is #D70200?

#D70200 is a vivid red known as Red Republic. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Red Republic?

The RGB value is 215, 2, 0: 215 red, 2 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Red Republic?

The complementary color is #00D5D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D70200?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Red Republic color: hex code #D70200

#D70200 rgb(215, 2, 0)

Shades of red

Red Republic has the hex code #D70200. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 84.3% red, 0.8% green and 0% blue (215, 2, 0).

Its hue angle is 1°, with 100% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 100% yellow and 16% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

Red Republic (#D70200) color codes

HEX	`#D70200`
RGB	`rgb(215, 2, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(84.3%, 0.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(1, 100%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(1, 100%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 99%, 100%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.94, 70.24, 59.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.94, 91.8, 40.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.05, 14.495, 1.321)`
Decimal	`14090752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Red Republic, 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 #D70200	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#D70200 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	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 #D70200 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d70200; }
.text { color: #d70200; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d70200; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(215 2 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d70200, #d76d00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fire Engine Red.

See #D70200 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D70200?: #D70200 is a vivid red known as Red Republic. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Red Republic?: The RGB value is 215, 2, 0: 215 red, 2 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Red Republic?: The complementary color is #00D5D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D70200?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.9:1 and white text 5.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.