#A01600
A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Darkred.
About #A01600
Visually, #A01600 is defined as a vivid red. Designers often compare it to the standard color Darkred. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 160, 22, and 0.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 86% magenta, 100% yellow, and 37% black. With a hue angle of 8.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#A01600
RGB160, 22, 0
HSL8.2°, 100.0%, 31.4%
CMYK0%, 86%, 100%, 37%
HSV8.2°, 100.0%, 62.7%
LAB34.1, 53.0, 47.7
XYZ14.8, 8.0, 0.8
Decimal10491392
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
8.05:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.61:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.69:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.22:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #A01600;
}
.text-color {
color: #A01600;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #A01600;
}