#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
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;
}