#A0072C
A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Brown.
About #A0072C
Visually, #A0072C is defined as a vivid red. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Brown. In the RGB color space, it consists of 160 red, 7 green, and 44 blue.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 0% Cyan, 96% Magenta, 72% Yellow, and 37% Black. With a hue angle of 345.5 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.
When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#A0072C
RGB160, 7, 44
HSL345.5°, 91.6%, 32.7%
CMYK0%, 96%, 72%, 37%
HSV345.5°, 95.6%, 62.7%
LAB33.6, 56.7, 24.4
XYZ15.0, 7.8, 3.1
Decimal10487596
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
8.20:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.56:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.84:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.18:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #A0072C;
}
.text-color {
color: #A0072C;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #A0072C;
}