#a80000

Color #a80000

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 12.41 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#a80000

RGB

rgb(168, 0, 0)

HSL

hsl(0, 100%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 100%, 65.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 34.1%)

LAB

lab(34.66, 58.6, 48.92)

LCH

lch(34.66, 76.34, 39.86)

OKLCH

oklch(45.9%, 0.1885, 29.24)

HWB

hwb(0, 0%, 34.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#00a8a8

Analogous

#a80054

#a80000

#a85400

Triadic

#a80000

#00a800

#0000a8

Split-complementary

#a80000

#00a854

#0054a8

Tetradic

#a80000

#a8a800

#00a8a8

#0000a8

Square

#a80000

#54a800

#00a8a8

#5400a8

Shades

Color #a80000 mixed toward black.

#8c0000

#700000

#540000

#380000

#1c0000

Tints

Color #a80000 mixed toward white.

#e10000

#ff1b1b

#ff5454

#ff8d8d

#ffc6c6

Tones

Color #a80000 mixed toward gray.

#9a0e0e

#8c1c1c

#7e2a2a

#703838

#624646

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.66:1

White text reads better on this background (7.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#828100 · ΔE 46.8

Deuteranopia

#888f00 · ΔE 51.7

Tritanopia

#a40000 · ΔE 0.8

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 28.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a80000;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a80000]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#a80000 (#a80000) is rgb(168, 0, 0) in RGB.

No, #a80000 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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