#A02424
A dark, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.
About #A02424
Visually, #A02424 is defined as a moderate red. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Brown. In the RGB color space, it consists of 160 red, 36 green, and 36 blue.
While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 78% magenta inks. 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. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#A02424
RGB160, 36, 36
HSL0.0°, 63.3%, 38.4%
CMYK0%, 78%, 78%, 37%
HSV0.0°, 77.5%, 62.7%
LAB35.7, 49.9, 31.8
XYZ15.4, 8.9, 2.6
Decimal10495012
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
7.57:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.77:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.24:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.36:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #A02424;
}
.text-color {
color: #A02424;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #A02424;
}