#a5240b

Color #a5240b

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Dark Red #8b0000 · ΔE 9.38 Nearest Tailwind class orange-800 #9f2d00 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a5240b

RGB

rgb(165, 36, 11)

HSL

hsl(9.7, 87.5%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9.7, 93.3%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 78.2%, 93.3%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(36.53, 50.85, 45.39)

LCH

lch(36.53, 68.16, 41.75)

OKLCH

oklch(47.2%, 0.1684, 32.46)

HWB

hwb(9.7, 4.3%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0b8ca5

Analogous

#a50b3f

#a5240b

#a5710b

Triadic

#a5240b

#0ba524

#240ba5

Split-complementary

#a5240b

#0ba571

#0b3fa5

Tetradic

#a5240b

#8ca50b

#0b8ca5

#240ba5

Square

#a5240b

#3fa50b

#0b8ca5

#710ba5

Shades

Color #a5240b mixed toward black.

#891e09

#6e1807

#521205

#370c04

#1b0602

Tints

Color #a5240b mixed toward white.

#d92f0e

#f14e2e

#f57a62

#f8a697

#fcd3cb

Tones

Color #a5240b mixed toward gray.

#982d18

#8b3525

#7e3e31

#72473e

#654f4b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.86:1

White text reads better on this background (7.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#818114 · ΔE 43.4

Deuteranopia

#878e15 · ΔE 47.9

Tritanopia

#a1191a · ΔE 5.1

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 27.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5240b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5240b]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#a5240b (#a5240b) is rgb(165, 36, 11) in RGB.

No, #a5240b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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