#A80000

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #A80000

Visually, #A80000 is defined as a vivid red. Designers often compare it to the standard color Firebrick. In the RGB color space, it consists of 168 red, 0 green, and 0 blue.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow, and 34% black. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A80000
RGB168, 0, 0
HSL0.0°, 100.0%, 32.9%
CMYK0%, 100%, 100%, 34%
HSV0.0°, 100.0%, 65.9%
LAB34.7, 58.6, 48.9
XYZ16.1, 8.3, 0.8
Decimal11010048

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.88:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.66:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.53:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.27:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A80000; }
.text-color { color: #A80000; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A80000; }

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