Recognised as Colour
#A8261B
- #A8261B
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Firebrick
#A8261B is a red with RGB values 168, 38, 27 and HSL 5°, 72%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Firebrick.
Colour values
#A8261B#A8261B
HEX#A8261B
RGBrgb(168, 38, 27)
RGB (0–1)0.6588, 0.149, 0.1059
RGB percentages65.9%, 14.9%, 10.6%
HSLhsl(4.7, 72.3%, 38.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(4.7, 83.9%, 65.9%)
CMYK0%, 77.4%, 83.9%, 34.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,019,803
CSS custom property--colour: #A8261B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.0979WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness96.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.1:1
Contrast with white7.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#414141
Inverted#57D9E4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1B9DA8
Analogous#A81B57, #A86C1B
Triadic#1BA826, #261BA8
Split complementary#1BA86C, #1B57A8
Tetradic#57A81B, #1B9DA8, #6C1BA8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R168
G38
B27
Red168 (65.9%)
Green38 (14.9%)
Blue27 (10.6%)
Hue4.68°
Saturation (HSL)72.31%
Lightness38.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR A8 · G 26 · B 1B
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