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#A91101 Turkey Red
#A91101 is a dark, vivid red, known as Turkey Red. In RGB it’s made of 66.3% red, 6.7% green, and 0.4% blue. Its hue is 6°, with 99% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #A91101.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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2.77:1 FailThis color as text on white
7.59:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.77:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A91101 as they’d see it.
#A91101 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #A91101
What color is #A91101?
#A91101 is a dark, vivid red, known as Turkey Red. In RGB it’s made of 66.3% red, 6.7% green, and 0.4% blue. Its hue is 6°, with 99% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #A91101 in RGB?
#A91101 is rgb(169, 17, 1): 169 red, 17 green, and 1 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A91101 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 90, 99, 34). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A91101?
PANTONE 1675 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A91101?
Its complement #005D68 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.