Barn Red

About Barn Red

Barn Red is the hex color #7C0A02, which translates to rgb(124, 10, 2) in RGB and hsl(4, 97%, 25%) in HSL. On the color wheel it sits at 4 degrees, with a saturation of 97 percent and a lightness of 25 percent. That is deep enough that Barn Red reads almost as an ink: it carries detail poorly but anchors a layout well.

How Barn Red compares

The closest standard CSS keyword is maroon (#800000), a CIE76 distance of 3.3 away in CIELAB. That is a visible difference, so the keyword is not a substitute here. In the Tailwind CSS 4.3.1 palette the nearest token is red-900 (#82181A), at a distance of 9.4. Inside this library the closest neighbour is Maroon at 3.3. Sorted by lightness, Barn Red is number 1 of the 18 red colors here.

Text on Barn Red

2 of the five common text colors below clear WCAG AA for normal text on Barn Red, led by White at 11.05:1. The ratios are computed with the WCAG relative luminance formula, the same one the contrast checker uses, which opens with Barn Red already loaded as the background.

Building a palette around Barn Red

The pairings above give you three classic starting points. The complementary color sits opposite on the wheel and works well as an accent that draws the eye. The analogous colors sit right beside Barn Red for calmer, harmonious combinations. The triadic pair spaces three hues evenly for a balanced, energetic palette. Open any swatch to explore it as its own color.

Full values for Barn Red

Use Barn Red in a tool

Nearby colors

Last updated 5 August 2026 by FusionStudios. Every value on this page is computed by the same functions the tools use. How this is calculated.