What color is #A10F41?

#A10F41 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Cranberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A10F41?

The RGB value is 161, 15, 65: 161 red, 15 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A10F41?

The complementary color is #0FA16F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A10F41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A10F41 color

#A10F41 rgb(161, 15, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #A10F41 is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.1% red, 5.9% green and 25.5% blue (161, 15, 65).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 83% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 60% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Cranberry (#9E003A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.89:1).

#A10F41 color codes

HEX	`#A10F41`
RGB	`rgb(161, 15, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.1%, 5.9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 83%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 91%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 91%, 60%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.61, 56.94, 12.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.61, 58.21, 12.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.825, 8.303, 5.769)`
Decimal	`10555201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A10F41, 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 #A10F41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#A10F41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #A10F41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a10f41; }
.text { color: #a10f41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a10f41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(161 15 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a10f41, #a1260f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burgundy.

Questions

What color is #A10F41?: #A10F41 is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Cranberry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A10F41?: The RGB value is 161, 15, 65: 161 red, 15 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A10F41?: The complementary color is #0FA16F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A10F41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.