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#A00A2A

#a00a2a ≈ Vivid Burgundy

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a00a2a 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 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.75% magenta, 73.75% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 347.2°, with 88.24% saturation and 33.33% 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 8.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vivid Burgundy (#9f1d35), ΔE 2.72.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.0786

Complementary

  1. #a00a2a
  2. #0aa080

Split complementary

  1. #a00a2a
  2. #0aa035
  3. #0a75a0

Analogous

  1. #a00a75
  2. #a00a2a
  3. #a0350a

Triadic

  1. #a00a2a
  2. #2aa00a
  3. #0a2aa0

Tetradic

  1. #a00a2a
  2. #a0800a
  3. #0aa080
  4. #0a2aa0

Square

  1. #a00a2a
  2. #75a00a
  3. #0aa080
  4. #350aa0

Monochromatic

  1. #130105
  2. #580517
  3. #a00a2a
  4. #e80e3d
  5. #f44f72

Shades

#a00a2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a00a2a
  2. #900926
  3. #800822
  4. #70071d
  5. #600619
  6. #500515
  7. #400411
  8. #30030d
  9. #200208
  10. #100104
  11. #000000

Tints

#a00a2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a00a2a
  2. #aa233f
  3. #b33b55
  4. #bd546a
  5. #c66c7f
  6. #d08595
  7. #d99daa
  8. #e3b6bf
  9. #ecced4
  10. #f6e7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a00a2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a00a2a
  2. #9d1633
  3. #9a223b
  4. #962d44
  5. #93394c
  6. #904555
  7. #8d515e
  8. #8a5d66
  9. #86686f
  10. #837477
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #783e43 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #403c2a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #645a25 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1001b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #732f2a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #804727 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa0022 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a00a2a {
  color: #a00a2a;
}
Background
.bg-a00a2a {
  background-color: #a00a2a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a00a2a {
  border: 2px solid #a00a2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a00a2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 10 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 88% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a00a2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a00a2a, #a0350a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a00a2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 10 42 / 0.35);
}

#9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 2.72 #960018 Carmine ΔE 4.73 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.29 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.29 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 6.53 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 7.44 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.52 #5ff5d5 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Vivid Burgundy
#a00a2a  rgb(160, 10, 42)  hsl(347, 88%, 33%)  Vivid Burgundy
#0aa080  rgb(10, 160, 128)  hsl(167, 88%, 33%)  Jungle Green
#2aa00a  rgb(42, 160, 10)  hsl(107, 88%, 33%)  Islamic Green
#0a2aa0  rgb(10, 42, 160)  hsl(227, 88%, 33%)  Imperial Blue