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#A81000 Kid Icarus

#A81000 is a dark, vivid red named Kid Icarus. In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 6.3% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(168, 16, 0)). Its HSL value is 6° hue, 100% saturation and 33% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 90% magenta, 100% yellow and 34% black. #A81000 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.67:1.

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Variations of #A81000

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A81000 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A81000 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A81000 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 65% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6B5E00
  • Protanopia 60% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #483E00
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6E3B00
  • Deuteranopia 65% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6B5E00
  • Deuteranomaly 76% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #804E00
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BA0011
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B00007
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #535353
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #704948

#A81000 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.67:1 Very good#A81000 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.74:1 Very poor#A81000 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#A81000 in CSS

/* Kid Icarus */
.color { color: #A81000; }
.background { background-color: #A81000; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A81000; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(168 16 0);
color: hsl(6 100% 33%);
color: oklch(0.465 0.183 30.6);

#A81000 FAQ

What color is #A81000?

#A81000 is a dark, vivid red. Its closest named color is Kid Icarus. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #A81000?

#A81000 is rgb(168, 16, 0) in RGB, hsl(6, 100%, 33%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 90%, 100%, 34%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A81000?

The complementary color of #A81000 is #0098A8, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A81000?

White text has the best contrast on #A81000: 7.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A81000 a warm or cool color?

#A81000 is a warm color.