What color is #A20202?

#A20202 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Cacodemon Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A20202?

The RGB value is 162, 2, 2: 162 red, 2 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A20202?

The complementary color is #02A2A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A20202?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A20202 color

#A20202 rgb(162, 2, 2)

Shades of red

The hex color #A20202 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 0.8% green and 0.8% blue (162, 2, 2).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 98% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 99% magenta, 99% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Cacodemon Red (#9F0000), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.25:1).

#A20202 color codes

HEX	`#A20202`
RGB	`rgb(162, 2, 2)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 0.8%, 0.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 98%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 99%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 99%, 99%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.42, 56.8, 46.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.42, 73.53, 39.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.935, 7.732, 0.763)`
Decimal	`10617346`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A20202, 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 #A20202	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#A20202 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	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 #A20202 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a20202; }
.text { color: #a20202; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a20202; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 2 2 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a20202, #a25202); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Red.

Questions

What color is #A20202?: #A20202 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Cacodemon Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A20202?: The RGB value is 162, 2, 2: 162 red, 2 green and 2 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A20202?: The complementary color is #02A2A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A20202?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.55:1 and white text 8.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.