#a20000

Color #a20000

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Dark Red #8b0000 · ΔE 10.09 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a20000

RGB

rgb(162, 0, 0)

HSL

hsl(0, 100%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 100%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(33.32, 57.04, 47.45)

LCH

lch(33.32, 74.2, 39.76)

OKLCH

oklch(44.7%, 0.1836, 29.22)

HWB

hwb(0, 0%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00a2a2

Analogous

#a20051

#a20000

#a25100

Triadic

#a20000

#00a200

#0000a2

Split-complementary

#a20000

#00a251

#0051a2

Tetradic

#a20000

#a2a200

#00a2a2

#0000a2

Square

#a20000

#51a200

#00a2a2

#5100a2

Shades

Color #a20000 mixed toward black.

#870000

#6c0000

#510000

#360000

#1b0000

Tints

Color #a20000 mixed toward white.

#dc0000

#ff1717

#ff5151

#ff8b8b

#ffc5c5

Tones

Color #a20000 mixed toward gray.

#950e0e

#871b1b

#7a2929

#6c3636

#5f4444

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.54:1

White text reads better on this background (8.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7d7c00 · ΔE 45.8

Deuteranopia

#838a00 · ΔE 50.7

Tritanopia

#9e0000 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 27.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a20000;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a20000]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#a20000 (#a20000) is rgb(162, 0, 0) in RGB.

No, #a20000 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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