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#A00A04

#a00a04 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a00a04 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 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.75% magenta, 97.5% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 2.31°, with 95.12% saturation and 32.16% 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 2.65.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.077

Complementary

  1. #a00a04
  2. #049aa0

Split complementary

  1. #a00a04
  2. #04a058
  3. #044ca0

Analogous

  1. #a0044c
  2. #a00a04
  3. #a05804

Triadic

  1. #a00a04
  2. #04a00a
  3. #0a04a0

Tetradic

  1. #a00a04
  2. #9aa004
  3. #049aa0
  4. #0a04a0

Square

  1. #a00a04
  2. #4ca004
  3. #049aa0
  4. #5804a0

Monochromatic

  1. #140100
  2. #550502
  3. #a00a04
  4. #eb0f06
  5. #fa4a43

Shades

#a00a04 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a00a04
  2. #900904
  3. #800803
  4. #700703
  5. #600602
  6. #500502
  7. #400402
  8. #300301
  9. #200201
  10. #100100
  11. #000000

Tints

#a00a04 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a00a04
  2. #aa231d
  3. #b33b36
  4. #bd544f
  5. #c66c68
  6. #d08582
  7. #d99d9b
  8. #e3b6b4
  9. #eccecd
  10. #f6e7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a00a04 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a00a04
  2. #9d1610
  3. #9a221d
  4. #962d29
  5. #933936
  6. #904542
  7. #8d514e
  8. #8a5d5b
  9. #866867
  10. #837474
  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 #655900 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1000d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #742e01 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #814600 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab000a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a00a04 {
  color: #a00a04;
}
Background
.bg-a00a04 {
  background-color: #a00a04;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a00a04 {
  border: 2px solid #a00a04;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a00a04;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 10 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 95% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a00a04 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a00a04, #a05804);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a00a04 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 10 4 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.65 #92000a Sangria ΔE 3.80 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 4.38 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.28 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 5.85 #960018 Carmine ΔE 6.17 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.25 #5ff5fb Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Rufous
#a00a04  rgb(160, 10, 4)  hsl(2, 95%, 32%)  Rufous
#049aa0  rgb(4, 154, 160)  hsl(182, 95%, 32%)  Dark Cyan
#04a00a  rgb(4, 160, 10)  hsl(122, 95%, 32%)  Islamic Green
#0a04a0  rgb(10, 4, 160)  hsl(242, 95%, 32%)  Zaffre