#a00c00

Color #a00c00

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Dark Red #8b0000 · ΔE 8.93 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#a00c00

RGB

rgb(160, 12, 0)

HSL

hsl(4.5, 100%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.5, 100%, 62.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 92.5%, 100%, 37.3%)

LAB

lab(33.43, 54.89, 47.3)

LCH

lch(33.43, 72.46, 40.75)

OKLCH

oklch(44.7%, 0.1779, 30.28)

HWB

hwb(4.5, 0%, 37.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0094a0

Analogous

#a00044

#a00c00

#a05c00

Triadic

#a00c00

#00a00c

#0c00a0

Split-complementary

#a00c00

#00a05c

#0044a0

Tetradic

#a00c00

#94a000

#0094a0

#0c00a0

Square

#a00c00

#44a000

#0094a0

#5c00a0

Shades

Color #a00c00 mixed toward black.

#850a00

#6b0800

#500600

#350400

#1b0200

Tints

Color #a00c00 mixed toward white.

#da1000

#ff2716

#ff5d50

#ff938a

#ffc9c5

Tones

Color #a00c00 mixed toward gray.

#93170d

#85231b

#782e28

#6b3935

#5d4543

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.55:1

White text reads better on this background (8.24:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7c7b03 · ΔE 44.6

Deuteranopia

#818804 · ΔE 49.3

Tritanopia

#9c0506 · ΔE 1.9

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 27.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a00c00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a00c00]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#a00c00 (#a00c00) is rgb(160, 12, 0) in RGB.

No, #a00c00 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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