What color is #FE1C06?

#FE1C06 is a vivid red known as Thai Hot. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Thai Hot?

The RGB value is 254, 28, 6: 254 red, 28 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Thai Hot?

The complementary color is #06E8FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FE1C06?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Thai Hot color: hex code #FE1C06

#FE1C06 rgb(254, 28, 6)

Shades of red

Thai Hot has the hex code #FE1C06. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 99.6% red, 11% green and 2.4% blue (254, 28, 6).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 99% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 98% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

Thai Hot (#FE1C06) color codes

HEX	`#FE1C06`
RGB	`rgb(254, 28, 6)`
RGB percent	`rgb(99.6%, 11%, 2.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 99%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 98%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 89%, 98%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.94, 77.31, 65.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.94, 101.58, 40.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.327, 21.922, 2.228)`
Decimal	`16653318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Thai Hot, 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 #FE1C06	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FE1C06 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #FE1C06 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fe1c06; }
.text { color: #fe1c06; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fe1c06; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(254 28 6 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fe1c06, #fe9806); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #FE1C06 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FE1C06?: #FE1C06 is a vivid red known as Thai Hot. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Thai Hot?: The RGB value is 254, 28, 6: 254 red, 28 green and 6 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Thai Hot?: The complementary color is #06E8FE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FE1C06?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.