#A9251E Color

#A9251E is rgb(169, 37, 30) in RGB and hsl(3, 70%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is FireBrick. White text is most readable on this background.

#A9251E

HEX#A9251E

RGBrgb(169, 37, 30)

HSLhsl(3, 70%, 39%)

HSVhsv(3, 82%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(48.2% 0.169 28.5)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 78%, 82%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A9251E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.07:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.97:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A9251E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A9251E Complementary#1EA2A9 Analogous#A91E5C Analogous#A96A1E Triadic#1EA925 Triadic#251EA9

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A9251E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CC2C24 #DD4840 #E36963 #EA8F8A #F0B0AD #F7D5D4

Shades

#93201A #7E1B16 #681712 #52120F #3D0D0B #270807

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