#a2261a

Color #a2261a

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 7 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 3.3

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#a2261a

RGB

rgb(162, 38, 26)

HSL

hsl(5.3, 72.3%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5.3, 84%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 76.5%, 84%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(36.26, 49.55, 38.13)

LCH

lch(36.26, 62.52, 37.58)

OKLCH

oklch(47%, 0.1622, 29.89)

HWB

hwb(5.3, 10.2%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1a96a2

Analogous

#a21a52

#a2261a

#a26a1a

Triadic

#a2261a

#1aa226

#261aa2

Split-complementary

#a2261a

#1aa26a

#1a52a2

Tetradic

#a2261a

#96a21a

#1a96a2

#261aa2

Square

#a2261a

#52a21a

#1a96a2

#6a1aa2

Shades

Color #a2261a mixed toward black.

#872016

#6c1911

#51130d

#360d09

#1b0604

Tints

Color #a2261a mixed toward white.

#d03121

#e15446

#e97f74

#f0a9a3

#f8d4d1

Tones

Color #a2261a mixed toward gray.

#972f25

#8b3931

#80423c

#754b47

#695553

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.83:1

White text reads better on this background (7.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7e1d · ΔE 43.2

Deuteranopia

#858b1e · ΔE 47.7

Tritanopia

#9e2020 · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 26.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a2261a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a2261a]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#a2261a (#a2261a) is rgb(162, 38, 26) in RGB.

No, #a2261a is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #a2261a, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast