What color is #FB070B?

#FB070B is a vivid red, closest to the named color Marinara Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FB070B?

The RGB value is 251, 7, 11: 251 red, 7 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FB070B?

The complementary color is #07FBF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FB070B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FB070B color

#FB070B rgb(251, 7, 11)

Shades of red

The hex color #FB070B is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 98.4% red, 2.7% green and 4.3% blue (251, 7, 11).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 97% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 97% magenta, 96% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Marinara Red (#FF0008), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#FB070B color codes

HEX	`#FB070B`
RGB	`rgb(251, 7, 11)`
RGB percent	`rgb(98.4%, 2.7%, 4.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 97%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 97%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 97%, 96%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.61, 78.72, 63.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.61, 101.3, 39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.925, 20.692, 2.208)`
Decimal	`16451339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FB070B, 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 #FB070B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FB070B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #FB070B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fb070b; }
.text { color: #fb070b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fb070b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(251 7 11 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fb070b, #fb7d07); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Red.

Questions

What color is #FB070B?: #FB070B is a vivid red, closest to the named color Marinara Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FB070B?: The RGB value is 251, 7, 11: 251 red, 7 green and 11 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FB070B?: The complementary color is #07FBF7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FB070B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.