What color is #A81000?

#A81000 is a dark, vivid red known as Kid Icarus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Kid Icarus?

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

What is the complementary color of Kid Icarus?

The complementary color is #0098A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A81000?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Kid Icarus color: hex code #A81000

#A81000 rgb(168, 16, 0)

Shades of brown

Kid Icarus has the hex code #A81000. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 6.3% green and 0% blue (168, 16, 0).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 100% yellow and 34% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

Kid Icarus (#A81000) color codes

HEX	`#A81000`
RGB	`rgb(168, 16, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 6.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 100%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 100%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.4, 56.46, 49.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.4, 74.96, 41.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.336, 8.698, 0.819)`
Decimal	`11014144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Kid Icarus, 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 #A81000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#A81000 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #A81000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a81000; }
.text { color: #a81000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a81000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 16 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a81000, #a86400); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

See #A81000 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A81000?: #A81000 is a dark, vivid red known as Kid Icarus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Kid Icarus?: The RGB value is 168, 16, 0: 168 red, 16 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Kid Icarus?: The complementary color is #0098A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A81000?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.