Color #A8001D – Red Color Palettes & Inspiration

Q: What is the complementary color of #A8001D?

The complementary color is #57FFE2.

Q: Does #A8001D have good contrast on white or black?

On white: 7.83:1. On black: 2.68:1.

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#A8001D FAQs

What is the RGB value of #A8001D?

RGB: 168, 0, 29. Copy as CSS: rgb(168, 0, 29).

Is #A8001D a web-safe color?

No — web-safe colors use pairs from 00, 33, 66, 99, CC, FF.

What is the complementary color of #A8001D?

Complement: #57FFE2.

Does #A8001D have good contrast on white or black?

On white: 7.83:1 (AAA (normal text)). On black: 2.68:1 (Fails AA).

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Color #a8001d Description

Build combos with #A8001D

#A8001D has RGB values of 168, 0, 29 and CMYK 0, 100, 83, 34. This red color works well for balanced UI elements and charts. Tags: warm, deep, jewel tone, reads well with white text. The page below contains color combinations, color schemes, color palettes, and images that match and go well with the hex color a8001d. The best text color paired with #A8001D is #FFFFFF There is 1 colour combination with hex code #a8001d.

Readable text on #A8001D

Black text: Fail (2.7:1)White text: AAA (7.8:1)