What color is #A60A28?

#A60A28 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Hong Kong Taxi. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A60A28?

The RGB value is 166, 10, 40: 166 red, 10 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A60A28?

The complementary color is #0AA688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A60A28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A60A28 color

#A60A28 rgb(166, 10, 40)

Shades of red

The hex color #A60A28 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 3.9% green and 15.7% blue (166, 10, 40).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 89% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 94% magenta, 76% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Hong Kong Taxi (#A8102A), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#A60A28 color codes

HEX	`#A60A28`
RGB	`rgb(166, 10, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 3.9%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 89%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 94%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 94%, 76%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.96, 57.66, 28.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.96, 64.5, 26.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.219, 8.48, 2.79)`
Decimal	`10881576`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A60A28, 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 #A60A28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#A60A28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #A60A28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a60a28; }
.text { color: #a60a28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a60a28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 10 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a60a28, #a63a0a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Auburn.

Questions

What color is #A60A28?: #A60A28 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Hong Kong Taxi. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A60A28?: The RGB value is 166, 10, 40: 166 red, 10 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A60A28?: The complementary color is #0AA688, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A60A28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.