What color is #A80021?

#A80021 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Ecstatic Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A80021?

The RGB value is 168, 0, 33: 168 red, 0 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A80021?

The complementary color is #00A887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A80021?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A80021 color

#A80021 rgb(168, 0, 33)

Shades of red

The hex color #A80021 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 0% green and 12.9% blue (168, 0, 33).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 80% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Ecstatic Red (#AA1122), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.82:1).

#A80021 color codes

HEX	`#A80021`
RGB	`rgb(168, 0, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 0%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 100%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 80%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.88, 59.2, 33.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.88, 67.89, 29.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.425, 8.437, 2.202)`
Decimal	`11010081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A80021, 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 #A80021	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#A80021 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #A80021 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a80021; }
.text { color: #a80021; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a80021; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 0 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a80021, #a83300); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Auburn.

Questions

What color is #A80021?: #A80021 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Ecstatic Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A80021?: The RGB value is 168, 0, 33: 168 red, 0 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A80021?: The complementary color is #00A887, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A80021?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.