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#A00004

#a00004 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a00004 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 0% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 97.5% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 358.5°, 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 8.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 3.27.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0748

Complementary

  1. #a00004
  2. #00a09c

Split complementary

  1. #a00004
  2. #00a04c
  3. #0054a0

Analogous

  1. #a00054
  2. #a00004
  3. #a04c00

Triadic

  1. #a00004
  2. #04a000
  3. #0004a0

Tetradic

  1. #a00004
  2. #a09c00
  3. #00a09c
  4. #0004a0

Square

  1. #a00004
  2. #54a000
  3. #00a09c
  4. #4c00a0

Monochromatic

  1. #140001
  2. #530002
  3. #a00004
  4. #ec0006
  5. #ff3a3f

Shades

#a00004 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a00004
  2. #900004
  3. #800003
  4. #700003
  5. #600002
  6. #500002
  7. #400002
  8. #300001
  9. #200001
  10. #100000
  11. #000000

Tints

#a00004 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a00004
  2. #aa1a1d
  3. #b33336
  4. #bd4d4f
  5. #c66668
  6. #d08082
  7. #d9999b
  8. #e3b3b4
  9. #eccccd
  10. #f6e6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a00004 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a00004
  2. #9d0d10
  3. #9a1a1d
  4. #962629
  5. #933336
  6. #904042
  7. #8d4d4e
  8. #8a5a5b
  9. #866667
  10. #837374
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #4d4d4d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #773c3c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #413900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #655800 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b10007 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #732b01 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #814500 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab0006 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a00004 {
  color: #a00004;
}
Background
.bg-a00004 {
  background-color: #a00004;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a00004 {
  border: 2px solid #a00004;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a00004;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 0 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 359 100% 31%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a00004 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a00004, #a04c00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a00004 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 0 4 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.27 #92000a Sangria ΔE 3.30 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 4.10 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.32 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.62 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 6.16 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.25 #5ffffb Inverted #4d4d4d Grayscale 

Rufous
#a00004  rgb(160, 0, 4)  hsl(359, 100%, 31%)  Rufous
#00a09c  rgb(0, 160, 156)  hsl(179, 100%, 31%)  Light Sea Green
#04a000  rgb(4, 160, 0)  hsl(119, 100%, 31%)  Islamic Green
#0004a0  rgb(0, 4, 160)  hsl(239, 100%, 31%)  Zaffre