What color is #FF0019?

#FF0019 is a vivid red, closest to the named color British Phone Booth. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FF0019?

The RGB value is 255, 0, 25: 255 red, 0 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FF0019?

The complementary color is #00FFE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FF0019?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FF0019 color

#FF0019 rgb(255, 0, 25)

Shades of red

The hex color #FF0019 is a vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 0% green and 9.8% blue (255, 0, 25).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 100% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 90% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is British Phone Booth (#FF0015), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#FF0019 color codes

HEX	`#FF0019`
RGB	`rgb(255, 0, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 0%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 100%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 100%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 90%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.32, 80.3, 60.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.32, 100.29, 36.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.421, 21.337, 2.857)`
Decimal	`16711705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FF0019, 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 #FF0019	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#FF0019 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	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 #FF0019 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ff0019; }
.text { color: #ff0019; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ff0019; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 0 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ff0019, #ff6700); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Red.

Questions

What color is #FF0019?: #FF0019 is a vivid red, closest to the named color British Phone Booth. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FF0019?: The RGB value is 255, 0, 25: 255 red, 0 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FF0019?: The complementary color is #00FFE6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FF0019?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.27:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.