What color is #890A01?

#890A01 is a dark, vivid red known as Roasted Pepper. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Roasted Pepper?

The RGB value is 137, 10, 1: 137 red, 10 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Roasted Pepper?

The complementary color is #018089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #890A01?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Roasted Pepper color: hex code #890A01

#890A01 rgb(137, 10, 1)

Shades of red

Roasted Pepper has the hex code #890A01. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 53.7% red, 3.9% green and 0.4% blue (137, 10, 1).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 99% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 93% magenta, 99% yellow and 46% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.96:1).

Roasted Pepper (#890A01) color codes

HEX	`#890A01`
RGB	`rgb(137, 10, 1)`
RGB percent	`rgb(53.7%, 3.9%, 0.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 99%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 99%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 93%, 99%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.22, 48.79, 40.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.22, 63.61, 39.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.432, 5.539, 0.549)`
Decimal	`8980993`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Roasted Pepper, 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 #890A01	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#890A01 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	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 #890A01 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #890a01; }
.text { color: #890a01; }
.border { border: 2px solid #890a01; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(137 10 1 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #890a01, #894e01); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #890A01 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #890A01?: #890A01 is a dark, vivid red known as Roasted Pepper. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Roasted Pepper?: The RGB value is 137, 10, 1: 137 red, 10 green and 1 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Roasted Pepper?: The complementary color is #018089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #890A01?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and white text 9.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.