#A8000F

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #A8000F

The precise color #A8000F is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Firebrick. Its digital footprint relies on 168 parts red, 0 parts green, and 15 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 100% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 354.6° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 32.9% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. 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#A8000F
RGB168, 0, 15
HSL354.6°, 100.0%, 32.9%
CMYK0%, 100%, 91%, 34%
HSV354.6°, 100.0%, 65.9%
LAB34.7, 58.8, 42.8
XYZ16.2, 8.4, 1.2
Decimal11010063

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.86:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.67:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.51:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.27:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8000F; }
.text-color { color: #A8000F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8000F; }

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