What color is #A81909?

#A81909 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Kid Icarus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A81909?

The RGB value is 168, 25, 9: 168 red, 25 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A81909?

The complementary color is #0998A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A81909?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A81909 color

#A81909 rgb(168, 25, 9)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A81909 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 9.8% green and 3.5% blue (168, 25, 9).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 90% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 85% magenta, 95% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Kid Icarus (#A81000), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#A81909 color codes

HEX	`#A81909`
RGB	`rgb(168, 25, 9)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 9.8%, 3.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 90%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 95%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 85%, 95%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.07, 54.77, 46.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.07, 71.59, 40.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.548, 9.043, 1.133)`
Decimal	`11016457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A81909, 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 #A81909	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#A81909 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #A81909 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a81909; }
.text { color: #a81909; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a81909; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 25 9 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a81909, #a86909); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

Questions

What color is #A81909?: #A81909 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Kid Icarus. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A81909?: The RGB value is 168, 25, 9: 168 red, 25 green and 9 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A81909?: The complementary color is #0998A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A81909?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.