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#FF2811 Red Riding Hood

#FF2811 is a medium, vivid red named Red Riding Hood. In the RGB color model it is made of 100.0% red, 15.7% green and 6.7% blue (rgb(255, 40, 17)). Its HSL value is 6° hue, 100% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 84% magenta, 93% yellow and 0% black. #FF2811 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.56:1.

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Variations of #FF2811

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#FF2811 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#FF2811 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #FF2811 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 52% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A79400
  • Protanopia 47% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #746603
  • Protanomaly 66% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AA6100
  • Deuteranopia 52% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A79400
  • Deuteranomaly 68% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C57B00
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #FF0028
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #FF001C
  • Achromatopsia 50% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #838383
  • Achromatomaly 65% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AE7573

#FF2811 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.77:1 Poor#FF2811 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.56:1 Good#FF2811 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#FF2811 in CSS

/* Red Riding Hood */
.color { color: #FF2811; }
.background { background-color: #FF2811; }
.border { border: 1px solid #FF2811; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(255 40 17);
color: hsl(6 100% 53%);
color: oklch(0.640 0.246 30.4);

#FF2811 FAQ

What color is #FF2811?

#FF2811 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Red Riding Hood. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #FF2811?

#FF2811 is rgb(255, 40, 17) in RGB, hsl(6, 100%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 84%, 93%, 0%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #FF2811?

The complementary color of #FF2811 is #11E8FF, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #FF2811?

Black text has the best contrast on #FF2811: 5.56:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #FF2811 a warm or cool color?

#FF2811 is a warm color.