What color is #D22300?

#D22300 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Piment Piquant. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #D22300?

The RGB value is 210, 35, 0: 210 red, 35 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #D22300?

The complementary color is #00AFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #D22300?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#D22300 color

#D22300 rgb(210, 35, 0)

Shades of red

The hex color #D22300 is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 82.4% red, 13.7% green and 0% blue (210, 35, 0).

Its hue angle is 10°, with 100% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 100% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Piment Piquant (#CC2200), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#D22300 color codes

HEX	`#D22300`
RGB	`rgb(210, 35, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(82.4%, 13.7%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(10, 100%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(10, 100%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 100%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.51, 64.3, 58.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.51, 87.05, 42.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.183, 14.908, 1.446)`
Decimal	`13771520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #D22300, 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 #D22300	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#D22300 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #D22300 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #d22300; }
.text { color: #d22300; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d22300; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(210 35 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #d22300, #d28c00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mahogany.

Questions

What color is #D22300?: #D22300 is a vivid red, closest to the named color Piment Piquant. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #D22300?: The RGB value is 210, 35, 0: 210 red, 35 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #D22300?: The complementary color is #00AFD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #D22300?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.