Skip to the color picker

#a4261b color: Fresh Auburn

#a4261b is rgb(164, 38, 27) in RGB and oklch(47.335% 0.16402 29.563) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

Read as HEX

5°
100%

47.3%
0.164
30°
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Vivid
  • Deep
  • Warm
  • ≈ Brown
  • orange-800
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
7.31:1Readable · AA
Lc -89
Black text
2.87:1Hard to read
Lc 20

Shades

From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.

Harmonies

Open as palette

Recent

Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.

About #a4261b

#a4261b is a deep dark red color. In OKLCH it has 47.3% lightness, 0.164 chroma and a hue of 30°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 7.31:1 contrast and black text 2.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Fresh Auburn (#a52a24). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is orange-800.

More dark red colors

Lighter: #a4261b mixed with white

  1. a4261b
  2. b04134
  3. bb574a
  4. c56d60
  5. cf8276
  6. d9968c
  7. e1aba2
  8. eac0b9
  9. f1d5d0
  10. f8eae7

Darker: #a4261b mixed with black

  1. a4261b
  2. 8e2016
  3. 791911
  4. 64130c
  5. 500d08
  6. 3d0805
  7. 2b0402
  8. 1a0201
  9. 0a0100
  10. 010000

Calmer: #a4261b with less saturation

  1. a4261b
  2. 9e3024
  3. 98382c
  4. 913e33
  5. 8b443a
  6. 844940
  7. 7d4d46
  8. 75514c
  9. 6d5551
  10. 655956

Questions about #a4261b

What color is #a4261b?

#a4261b is deep dark red. The closest named color is Fresh Auburn. In RGB it is rgb(164, 38, 27), in HSL hsl(4.82, 71.73%, 37.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(47.335% 0.16402 29.563).

What colors go well with #a4261b?

The complementary color of #a4261b is #006a7b. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #9e2359 and #904400. The triadic partners are #00731f and #3950b6.

Is white or black text more readable on #a4261b?

White text reads better on #a4261b: white gives a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and black gives 2.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a4261b a warm or cool color?

#a4261b is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 30 degrees, its lightness 47.3% and its chroma 0.164.