#A8002C

A dark, vivid magenta closely aligning with Brown.

About #A8002C

Visually, #A8002C is defined as a vivid magenta. Designers often compare it to the standard color Brown. In the RGB color space, it consists of 168 red, 0 green, and 44 blue.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 74% yellow, and 34% black. With a hue angle of 344.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the magenta spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8002C
RGB168, 0, 44
HSL344.3°, 100.0%, 32.9%
CMYK0%, 100%, 74%, 34%
HSV344.3°, 100.0%, 65.9%
LAB35.0, 59.6, 26.6
XYZ16.6, 8.5, 3.1
Decimal11010092

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.77:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.70:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.43:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.30:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8002C; }
.text-color { color: #A8002C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8002C; }

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