Recognised as Colour
#A80801
- #A80801
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#A80801 is a red with RGB values 168, 8, 1 and HSL 3°, 99%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#A80801#A80801
HEX#A80801
RGBrgb(168, 8, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.0314, 0.0039
RGB percentages65.9%, 3.1%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(2.5, 98.8%, 33.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(2.5, 99.4%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 95.2%, 99.4%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,012,097
CSS custom property--colour: #A80801;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08501WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness92.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.78:1
Contrast with white7.78:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2A2A2A
Inverted#57F7FE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.78:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#01A1A8
Analogous#A8014E, #A85B01
Triadic#01A808, #0801A8
Split complementary#01A85B, #014EA8
Tetradic#4EA801, #01A1A8, #5B01A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G8
B1
Red168 (65.9%)
Green8 (3.1%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue2.51°
Saturation (HSL)98.82%
Lightness33.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 08 · B 01
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