#a70000

Color #a70000

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Dark Red #8b0000 · ΔE 12.19 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a70000

RGB

rgb(167, 0, 0)

HSL

hsl(0, 100%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 100%, 65.5%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(34.43, 58.34, 48.68)

LCH

lch(34.43, 75.98, 39.84)

OKLCH

oklch(45.7%, 0.1877, 29.24)

HWB

hwb(0, 0%, 34.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00a7a7

Analogous

#a70053

#a70000

#a75300

Triadic

#a70000

#00a700

#0000a7

Split-complementary

#a70000

#00a753

#0053a7

Tetradic

#a70000

#a7a700

#00a7a7

#0000a7

Square

#a70000

#53a700

#00a7a7

#5300a7

Shades

Color #a70000 mixed toward black.

#8b0000

#6f0000

#530000

#380000

#1c0000

Tints

Color #a70000 mixed toward white.

#e00000

#ff1a1a

#ff5353

#ff8d8d

#ffc6c6

Tones

Color #a70000 mixed toward gray.

#990e0e

#8b1c1c

#7d2a2a

#6f3838

#614545

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.64:1

White text reads better on this background (7.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#818000 · ΔE 46.6

Deuteranopia

#878e00 · ΔE 51.5

Tritanopia

#a30000 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 28.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a70000;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a70000]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#a70000 (#a70000) is rgb(167, 0, 0) in RGB.

No, #a70000 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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