What color is #A9001A?

#A9001A is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Romantic Thriller. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A9001A?

The RGB value is 169, 0, 26: 169 red, 0 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A9001A?

The complementary color is #00A98F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A9001A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A9001A color

#A9001A rgb(169, 0, 26)

Shades of red

The hex color #A9001A is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.3% red, 0% green and 10.2% blue (169, 0, 26).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 85% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Romantic Thriller (#A2101B), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#A9001A color codes

HEX	`#A9001A`
RGB	`rgb(169, 0, 26)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.3%, 0%, 10.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 100%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 85%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.03, 59.26, 37.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.03, 70.14, 32.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.551, 8.512, 1.749)`
Decimal	`11075610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A9001A, 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 #A9001A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#A9001A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	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 #A9001A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a9001a; }
.text { color: #a9001a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a9001a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(169 0 26 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a9001a, #a93b00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Firebrick.

Questions

What color is #A9001A?: #A9001A is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Romantic Thriller. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A9001A?: The RGB value is 169, 0, 26: 169 red, 0 green and 26 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A9001A?: The complementary color is #00A98F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A9001A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.