What color is #FF1C1C?

#FF1C1C is a vivid red known as Traffic Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Traffic Red?

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

What is the complementary color of Traffic Red?

The complementary color is #1CFFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF1C1C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Traffic Red color: hex code #FF1C1C

#FF1C1C rgb(255, 28, 28)

Shades of red

Traffic Red has the hex code #FF1C1C. It is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 11% green and 11% blue (255, 28, 28).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 89% magenta, 89% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

Traffic Red (#FF1C1C) color codes

HEX	`#FF1C1C`
RGB	`rgb(255, 28, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 11%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 89%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 89%, 89%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.22, 77.78, 59.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.22, 97.93, 37.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.87, 22.182, 3.175)`
Decimal	`16718876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Traffic Red, 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 #FF1C1C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF1C1C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	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 #FF1C1C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff1c1c; }
.text { color: #ff1c1c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff1c1c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 28 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff1c1c, #ff8e1c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Red.

See #FF1C1C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #FF1C1C?: #FF1C1C is a vivid red known as Traffic Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Traffic Red?: The RGB value is 255, 28, 28: 255 red, 28 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Traffic Red?: The complementary color is #1CFFFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF1C1C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.