#a70e00

Color #a70e00

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Dark Red #8b0000 · ΔE 11.79 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#a70e00

RGB

rgb(167, 14, 0)

HSL

hsl(5, 100%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5, 100%, 65.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 91.6%, 100%, 34.5%)

LAB

lab(35.07, 56.51, 49.03)

LCH

lch(35.07, 74.82, 40.95)

OKLCH

oklch(46.2%, 0.1833, 30.38)

HWB

hwb(5, 0%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0099a7

Analogous

#a70045

#a70e00

#a76100

Triadic

#a70e00

#00a70e

#0e00a7

Split-complementary

#a70e00

#00a761

#0045a7

Tetradic

#a70e00

#99a700

#0099a7

#0e00a7

Square

#a70e00

#45a700

#0099a7

#6100a7

Shades

Color #a70e00 mixed toward black.

#8b0c00

#6f0900

#530700

#380500

#1c0200

Tints

Color #a70e00 mixed toward white.

#e01300

#ff2d1a

#ff6253

#ff968d

#ffcbc6

Tones

Color #a70e00 mixed toward gray.

#99190e

#8b251c

#7d312a

#6f3c38

#614845

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.71:1

White text reads better on this background (7.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#818004 · ΔE 45.5

Deuteranopia

#878e04 · ΔE 50.4

Tritanopia

#a30607 · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 28

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a70e00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a70e00]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#a70e00 (#a70e00) is rgb(167, 14, 0) in RGB.

No, #a70e00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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