#A00007

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Darkred.

About #A00007

The hex code #A00007 represents a beautifully specific shade of red. Its closest recognized web color is Darkred. In the RGB color space, it consists of 160 red, 0 green, and 7 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 100% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A00007
RGB160, 0, 7
HSL357.4°, 100.0%, 31.4%
CMYK0%, 100%, 96%, 37%
HSV357.4°, 100.0%, 62.7%
LAB32.9, 56.6, 44.1
XYZ14.5, 7.5, 0.9
Decimal10485767

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.41:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.50:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
8.04:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.12:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A00007; }
.text-color { color: #A00007; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A00007; }

Similar Colors

Darkred
#8B0000