What color is #A90013?

#A90013 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Chorizo. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A90013?

The RGB value is 169, 0, 19: 169 red, 0 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A90013?

The complementary color is #00A996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A90013?

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.

#A90013 color

#A90013 rgb(169, 0, 19)

Shades of red

The hex color #A90013 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 0% green and 7.5% blue (169, 0, 19).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 89% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Chorizo (#AA0011), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A90013 color codes

HEX	`#A90013`
RGB	`rgb(169, 0, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 0%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 100%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 89%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.97, 59.11, 41.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.97, 72.04, 34.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.482, 8.485, 1.386)`
Decimal	`11075603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A90013, 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 #A90013	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#A90013 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 #A90013 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a90013; }
.text { color: #a90013; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a90013; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 0 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a90013, #a94100); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

Questions

What color is #A90013?: #A90013 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Chorizo. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A90013?: The RGB value is 169, 0, 19: 169 red, 0 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A90013?: The complementary color is #00A996, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A90013?: 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.