What color is #A41D04?

#A41D04 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Burnt Red. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A41D04?

The RGB value is 164, 29, 4: 164 red, 29 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A41D04?

The complementary color is #048BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A41D04?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A41D04 color

#A41D04 rgb(164, 29, 4)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A41D04 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 11.4% green and 1.6% blue (164, 29, 4).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 95% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 82% magenta, 98% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Burnt Red (#9F2305), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.62:1).

#A41D04 color codes

HEX	`#A41D04`
RGB	`rgb(164, 29, 4)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 11.4%, 1.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 95%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 98%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 82%, 98%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.56, 52.51, 47.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.56, 70.68, 42.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.773, 8.783, 0.98)`
Decimal	`10755332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A41D04, 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 #A41D04	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#A41D04 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #A41D04 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a41d04; }
.text { color: #a41d04; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a41d04; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 29 4 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a41d04, #a46d04); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

Questions

What color is #A41D04?: #A41D04 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Burnt Red. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A41D04?: The RGB value is 164, 29, 4: 164 red, 29 green and 4 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A41D04?: The complementary color is #048BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A41D04?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.