#a00a00

Color #a00a00

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Dark Red #8b0000 · ΔE 8.96 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a00a00

RGB

rgb(160, 10, 0)

HSL

hsl(3.8, 100%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.8, 100%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 93.8%, 100%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(33.34, 55.17, 47.24)

LCH

lch(33.34, 72.63, 40.57)

OKLCH

oklch(44.7%, 0.1786, 30.11)

HWB

hwb(3.8, 0%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0096a0

Analogous

#a00046

#a00a00

#a05a00

Triadic

#a00a00

#00a00a

#0a00a0

Split-complementary

#a00a00

#00a05a

#0046a0

Tetradic

#a00a00

#96a000

#0096a0

#0a00a0

Square

#a00a00

#46a000

#0096a0

#5a00a0

Shades

Color #a00a00 mixed toward black.

#850800

#6b0700

#500500

#350300

#1b0200

Tints

Color #a00a00 mixed toward white.

#da0e00

#ff2516

#ff5b50

#ff928a

#ffc8c5

Tones

Color #a00a00 mixed toward gray.

#93160d

#85211b

#782d28

#6b3935

#5d4443

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.54:1

White text reads better on this background (8.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7b02 · ΔE 44.8

Deuteranopia

#818803 · ΔE 49.4

Tritanopia

#9c0405 · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 27.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a00a00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a00a00]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#a00a00 (#a00a00) is rgb(160, 10, 0) in RGB.

No, #a00a00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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