What color is #FF1111?

#FF1111 is a vivid red known as Spicy. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Spicy?

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

What is the complementary color of Spicy?

The complementary color is #11FFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF1111?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Spicy color: hex code #FF1111

#FF1111 rgb(255, 17, 17)

Shades of red

Spicy has the hex code #FF1111. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 6.7% green and 6.7% blue (255, 17, 17).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 93% magenta, 93% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

Spicy (#FF1111) color codes

HEX	`#FF1111`
RGB	`rgb(255, 17, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 6.7%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 93%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 93%, 93%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.72, 78.96, 63.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.72, 101.08, 38.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.547, 21.709, 2.533)`
Decimal	`16716049`
Short hex	`#F11`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Spicy, 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 #FF1111	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF1111 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #FF1111 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff1111; }
.text { color: #ff1111; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff1111; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 17 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff1111, #ff8811); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Red.

See #FF1111 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF1111?: #FF1111 is a vivid red known as Spicy. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Spicy?: The RGB value is 255, 17, 17: 255 red, 17 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Spicy?: The complementary color is #11FFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF1111?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.