#A00000

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Darkred.

About #A00000

At its core, #A00000 is a dark and vivid hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkred. In the RGB color space, it consists of 160 red, 0 green, and 0 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 100% Magenta, 100% Yellow, and 37% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A00000
RGB160, 0, 0
HSL0.0°, 100.0%, 31.4%
CMYK0%, 100%, 100%, 37%
HSV0.0°, 100.0%, 62.7%
LAB32.9, 56.5, 47.0
XYZ14.5, 7.5, 0.7
Decimal10485760

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.42:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.49:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.05:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.12:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A00000; }
.text-color { color: #A00000; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A00000; }

Similar Colors

Darkred
#8B0000