What color is #FF2222?

#FF2222 is a vivid red known as Red Stop. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Red Stop?

The RGB value is 255, 34, 34: 255 red, 34 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Red Stop?

The complementary color is #22FFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF2222?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Red Stop color: hex code #FF2222

#FF2222 rgb(255, 34, 34)

Shades of red

Red Stop has the hex code #FF2222. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 13.3% green and 13.3% blue (255, 34, 34).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 87% magenta, 87% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.5:1).

Red Stop (#FF2222) color codes

HEX	`#FF2222`
RGB	`rgb(255, 34, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 13.3%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 87%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 87%, 87%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.58, 76.93, 57.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.58, 95.89, 36.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.106, 22.527, 3.644)`
Decimal	`16720418`
Short hex	`#F22`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Red Stop, 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 #FF2222	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF2222 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.5:1	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 #FF2222 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff2222; }
.text { color: #ff2222; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff2222; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 34 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff2222, #ff9122); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Red.

See #FF2222 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF2222?: #FF2222 is a vivid red known as Red Stop. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Red Stop?: The RGB value is 255, 34, 34: 255 red, 34 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Red Stop?: The complementary color is #22FFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF2222?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.5:1 and white text 3.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.