What color is #A8102A?

#A8102A is a dark, vivid red known as Hong Kong Taxi. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hong Kong Taxi?

The RGB value is 168, 16, 42: 168 red, 16 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hong Kong Taxi?

The complementary color is #10A88E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8102A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hong Kong Taxi color: hex code #A8102A

#A8102A rgb(168, 16, 42)

Shades of red

Hong Kong Taxi has the hex code #A8102A. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 6.3% green and 16.5% blue (168, 16, 42).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 83% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 75% yellow and 34% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

Hong Kong Taxi (#A8102A) color codes

HEX	`#A8102A`
RGB	`rgb(168, 16, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 6.3%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 83%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 90%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 75%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.72, 57.4, 28.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.72, 64.15, 26.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.754, 8.865, 3.019)`
Decimal	`11014186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hong Kong Taxi, 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 #A8102A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#A8102A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #A8102A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8102a; }
.text { color: #a8102a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8102a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 16 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8102a, #a84210); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Auburn.

See #A8102A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A8102A?: #A8102A is a dark, vivid red known as Hong Kong Taxi. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hong Kong Taxi?: The RGB value is 168, 16, 42: 168 red, 16 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hong Kong Taxi?: The complementary color is #10A88E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8102A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.