#A8072C
A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Brown.
About #A8072C
The precise color #A8072C is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Designers often compare it to the standard color Brown. In the RGB color space, it consists of 168 red, 7 green, and 44 blue.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 0% Cyan, 96% Magenta, 74% Yellow, and 34% Black. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#A8072C
RGB168, 7, 44
HSL346.2°, 92.0%, 34.3%
CMYK0%, 96%, 74%, 34%
HSV346.2°, 95.8%, 65.9%
LAB35.3, 58.7, 26.9
XYZ16.7, 8.7, 3.2
Decimal11011884
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
7.69:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.73:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.35:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.32:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #A8072C;
}
.text-color {
color: #A8072C;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #A8072C;
}