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#A00A00

#a00a00 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a00a00 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 3.92% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.75% magenta, 100% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 3.75°, with 100% saturation and 31.37% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 2.48.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0769

Complementary

  1. #a00a00
  2. #0096a0

Split complementary

  1. #a00a00
  2. #00a05a
  3. #0046a0

Analogous

  1. #a00046
  2. #a00a00
  3. #a05a00

Triadic

  1. #a00a00
  2. #00a00a
  3. #0a00a0

Tetradic

  1. #a00a00
  2. #96a000
  3. #0096a0
  4. #0a00a0

Square

  1. #a00a00
  2. #46a000
  3. #0096a0
  4. #5a00a0

Monochromatic

  1. #140100
  2. #530500
  3. #a00a00
  4. #ec0f00
  5. #ff463a

Shades

#a00a00 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a00a00
  2. #900900
  3. #800800
  4. #700700
  5. #600600
  6. #500500
  7. #400400
  8. #300300
  9. #200200
  10. #100100
  11. #000000

Tints

#a00a00 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a00a00
  2. #aa231a
  3. #b33b33
  4. #bd544d
  5. #c66c66
  6. #d08580
  7. #d99d99
  8. #e3b6b3
  9. #eccecc
  10. #f6e7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a00a00 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a00a00
  2. #9d160d
  3. #9a221a
  4. #962d26
  5. #933933
  6. #904540
  7. #8d514d
  8. #8a5d5a
  9. #866866
  10. #837473
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4e4e4e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #783d3d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #433a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #665900 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1000c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #742e00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #814600 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab0007 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a00a00 {
  color: #a00a00;
}
Background
.bg-a00a00 {
  background-color: #a00a00;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a00a00 {
  border: 2px solid #a00a00;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a00a00;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 10 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 4 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a00a00 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a00a00, #a05a00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a00a00 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 10 0 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.48 #92000a Sangria ΔE 4.30 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 4.57 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.74 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 5.92 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.77 #800000 Maroon ΔE 6.79 #5ff5ff Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Rufous
#a00a00  rgb(160, 10, 0)  hsl(4, 100%, 31%)  Rufous
#0096a0  rgb(0, 150, 160)  hsl(184, 100%, 31%)  Dark Cyan
#00a00a  rgb(0, 160, 10)  hsl(124, 100%, 31%)  Islamic Green
#0a00a0  rgb(10, 0, 160)  hsl(244, 100%, 31%)  Zaffre