What color is #D90B0B?

#D90B0B is a vivid red known as Redsurrection. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Redsurrection?

The RGB value is 217, 11, 11: 217 red, 11 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Redsurrection?

The complementary color is #0BD9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D90B0B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Redsurrection color: hex code #D90B0B

#D90B0B rgb(217, 11, 11)

Shades of red

Redsurrection has the hex code #D90B0B. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 85.1% red, 4.3% green and 4.3% blue (217, 11, 11).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 90% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 95% magenta, 95% yellow and 15% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

Redsurrection (#D90B0B) color codes

HEX	`#D90B0B`
RGB	`rgb(217, 11, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(85.1%, 4.3%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 90%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 95%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 95%, 95%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.66, 70.04, 56.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.66, 89.89, 38.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.799, 15.02, 1.699)`
Decimal	`14224139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Redsurrection, 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 #D90B0B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#D90B0B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #D90B0B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d90b0b; }
.text { color: #d90b0b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d90b0b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(217 11 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d90b0b, #d9720b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fire Engine Red.

See #D90B0B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #D90B0B?: #D90B0B is a vivid red known as Redsurrection. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Redsurrection?: The RGB value is 217, 11, 11: 217 red, 11 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Redsurrection?: The complementary color is #0BD9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D90B0B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.