What color is #A2101B?

#A2101B is a dark, vivid red known as Romantic Thriller. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Romantic Thriller?

The RGB value is 162, 16, 27: 162 red, 16 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Romantic Thriller?

The complementary color is #10A297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2101B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Romantic Thriller color: hex code #A2101B

#A2101B rgb(162, 16, 27)

Shades of red

Romantic Thriller has the hex code #A2101B. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 6.3% green and 10.6% blue (162, 16, 27).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 82% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 83% yellow and 36% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

Romantic Thriller (#A2101B) color codes

HEX	`#A2101B`
RGB	`rgb(162, 16, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 6.3%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 82%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 90%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 90%, 83%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.26, 55.27, 35.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.26, 65.79, 32.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.285, 8.134, 1.802)`
Decimal	`10620955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Romantic Thriller, 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 #A2101B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#A2101B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #A2101B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2101b; }
.text { color: #a2101b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2101b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 16 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2101b, #a24e10); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carmine.

See #A2101B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A2101B?: #A2101B is a dark, vivid red known as Romantic Thriller. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Romantic Thriller?: The RGB value is 162, 16, 27: 162 red, 16 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Romantic Thriller?: The complementary color is #10A297, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2101B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.