What color is #CE0001?

#CE0001 is a vivid red known as Thai Chilli. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Thai Chilli?

The RGB value is 206, 0, 1: 206 red, 0 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Thai Chilli?

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

Is black or white text better on #CE0001?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Thai Chilli color: hex code #CE0001

#CE0001 rgb(206, 0, 1)

Shades of red

Thai Chilli has the hex code #CE0001. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 0% green and 0.4% blue (206, 0, 1).

Its hue angle is 360°, with 100% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow and 19% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

Thai Chilli (#CE0001) color codes

HEX	`#CE0001`
RGB	`rgb(206, 0, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 0%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(360, 100%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(360, 100%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.96, 68.2, 56.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.96, 88.8, 39.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.463, 13.129, 1.222)`
Decimal	`13500417`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Thai Chilli, 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 #CE0001	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#CE0001 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #CE0001 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ce0001; }
.text { color: #ce0001; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ce0001; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 0 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ce0001, #ce6600); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fire Engine Red.

See #CE0001 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CE0001?: #CE0001 is a vivid red known as Thai Chilli. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Thai Chilli?: The RGB value is 206, 0, 1: 206 red, 0 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Thai Chilli?: The complementary color is #00CECD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CE0001?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.