What color is #A0130C?

#A0130C is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Heavy Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A0130C?

The RGB value is 160, 19, 12: 160 red, 19 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A0130C?

The complementary color is #0C99A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A0130C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A0130C color

#A0130C rgb(160, 19, 12)

Shades of red

The hex color #A0130C is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 7.5% green and 4.7% blue (160, 19, 12).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 86% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 88% magenta, 93% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Red (#9E1212), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.1:1).

#A0130C color codes

HEX	`#A0130C`
RGB	`rgb(160, 19, 12)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 7.5%, 4.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 86%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 93%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 88%, 93%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.92, 53.83, 42.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.92, 68.73, 38.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.798, 7.968, 1.107)`
Decimal	`10490636`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A0130C, 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 #A0130C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#A0130C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	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 #A0130C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a0130c; }
.text { color: #a0130c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a0130c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 19 12 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a0130c, #a05d0c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Red.

Questions

What color is #A0130C?: #A0130C is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Heavy Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A0130C?: The RGB value is 160, 19, 12: 160 red, 19 green and 12 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A0130C?: The complementary color is #0C99A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A0130C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.59:1 and white text 8.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.