HEX Color #A00F1D (Firebrick)

About #A00F1D

The precise color #A00F1D is an excellent choice for modern design projects. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Firebrick. In the RGB color space, it consists of 160 red, 15 green, and 29 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 91% magenta, 82% yellow, and 37% black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. 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#A00F1D

RGB160, 15, 29

HSL354.2°, 82.9%, 34.3%

CMYK0%, 91%, 82%, 37%

HSV354.2°, 90.6%, 62.7%

LAB33.8, 55.0, 33.9

XYZ14.9, 7.9, 1.9

Decimal10489629

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A00F1D #0FA092

Analogous

#A00F65 #A0490F

Triadic

#1DA00F #0F1CA0

Tetradic

#65A00F #0FA092 #490FA0

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A00F1D

#AA2936

#B5444F

#BF5F68

#CA7981

#D4949A

#DFAFB3

#E9C9CC

#F4E4E5

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A00F1D

#8E0D19

#7C0B16

#6A0A13

#580810

#47060C

#350509

#230306

#110103

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

8.14:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AAA

2.58:1

Text on #000000

FAIL

7.78:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AAA

2.19:1

Text on #0F172A

FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A00F1D; }

.text-color { color: #A00F1D; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A00F1D; }

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