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#A00A2C

#a00a2c ≈ Vivid Burgundy

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a00a2c 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 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.75% magenta, 72.5% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 346.4°, 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 8.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vivid Burgundy (#9f1d35), ΔE 2.21.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#990033
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Relative luminance0.0787

Complementary

  1. #a00a2c
  2. #0aa07e

Split complementary

  1. #a00a2c
  2. #0aa033
  3. #0a77a0

Analogous

  1. #a00a77
  2. #a00a2c
  3. #a0330a

Triadic

  1. #a00a2c
  2. #2ca00a
  3. #0a2ca0

Tetradic

  1. #a00a2c
  2. #a07e0a
  3. #0aa07e
  4. #0a2ca0

Square

  1. #a00a2c
  2. #77a00a
  3. #0aa07e
  4. #330aa0

Monochromatic

  1. #130105
  2. #580518
  3. #a00a2c
  4. #e80e40
  5. #f44f74

Shades

#a00a2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a00a2c
  2. #900928
  3. #800823
  4. #70071f
  5. #60061a
  6. #500516
  7. #400412
  8. #30030d
  9. #200209
  10. #100104
  11. #000000

Tints

#a00a2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a00a2c
  2. #aa2341
  3. #b33b56
  4. #bd546b
  5. #c66c80
  6. #d08596
  7. #d99dab
  8. #e3b6c0
  9. #ecced5
  10. #f6e7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a00a2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a00a2c
  2. #9d1634
  3. #9a223d
  4. #962d45
  5. #93394e
  6. #904556
  7. #8d515e
  8. #8a5d67
  9. #86686f
  10. #837478
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4f4f4f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #783e44 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #403c2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #635a27 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b0001c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #732f2c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #804729 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa0023 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a00a2c {
  color: #a00a2c;
}
Background
.bg-a00a2c {
  background-color: #a00a2c;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a00a2c {
  border: 2px solid #a00a2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a00a2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 10 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 346 88% 33%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a00a2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a00a2c, #a0330a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a00a2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 10 44 / 0.35);
}

#9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 2.21 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.32 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.76 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 5.76 #800020 Burgundy ΔE 6.48 #801818 Falu Red ΔE 7.83 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.98 #5ff5d3 Inverted #4f4f4f Grayscale 

Vivid Burgundy
#a00a2c  rgb(160, 10, 44)  hsl(346, 88%, 33%)  Vivid Burgundy
#0aa07e  rgb(10, 160, 126)  hsl(166, 88%, 33%)  Jungle Green
#2ca00a  rgb(44, 160, 10)  hsl(106, 88%, 33%)  Islamic Green
#0a2ca0  rgb(10, 44, 160)  hsl(226, 88%, 33%)  Egyptian Blue