#a50001

Color #a50001

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Dark Red #8b0000 · ΔE 11.12 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a50001

RGB

rgb(165, 0, 1)

HSL

hsl(359.6, 100%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(359.6, 100%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 99.4%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(33.99, 57.83, 47.79)

LCH

lch(33.99, 75.02, 39.57)

OKLCH

oklch(45.3%, 0.186, 29.09)

HWB

hwb(359.6, 0%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00a5a4

Analogous

#a50054

#a50001

#a55200

Triadic

#a50001

#01a500

#0001a5

Split-complementary

#a50001

#00a552

#0054a5

Tetradic

#a50001

#a5a400

#00a5a4

#0001a5

Square

#a50001

#54a500

#00a5a4

#5200a5

Shades

Color #a50001 mixed toward black.

#8a0001

#6e0001

#530001

#370000

#1c0000

Tints

Color #a50001 mixed toward white.

#df0001

#ff191b

#ff5354

#ff8c8d

#ffc6c6

Tones

Color #a50001 mixed toward gray.

#970e0f

#8a1c1c

#7c292a

#6e3737

#604545

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.6:1

White text reads better on this background (8.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7e01 · ΔE 46.2

Deuteranopia

#858c01 · ΔE 51.2

Tritanopia

#a10101 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 28

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a50001;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a50001]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a50001 (#a50001) is rgb(165, 0, 1) in RGB.

No, #a50001 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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