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#A00A05

#a00a05 ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a00a05 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 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 93.75% magenta, 96.87% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 1.94°, with 93.94% saturation and 32.35% 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 2.72.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.077

Complementary

  1. #a00a05
  2. #059ba0

Split complementary

  1. #a00a05
  2. #05a058
  3. #054da0

Analogous

  1. #a0054d
  2. #a00a05
  3. #a05805

Triadic

  1. #a00a05
  2. #05a00a
  3. #0a05a0

Tetradic

  1. #a00a05
  2. #9ba005
  3. #059ba0
  4. #0a05a0

Square

  1. #a00a05
  2. #4da005
  3. #059ba0
  4. #5805a0

Monochromatic

  1. #140101
  2. #560503
  3. #a00a05
  4. #ea0f07
  5. #f94b45

Shades

#a00a05 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a00a05
  2. #900905
  3. #800804
  4. #700704
  5. #600603
  6. #500503
  7. #400402
  8. #300302
  9. #200201
  10. #100101
  11. #000000

Tints

#a00a05 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a00a05
  2. #aa231e
  3. #b33b37
  4. #bd5450
  5. #c66c69
  6. #d08582
  7. #d99d9b
  8. #e3b6b4
  9. #eccecd
  10. #f6e7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a00a05 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a00a05
  2. #9d1611
  3. #9a221e
  4. #962d2a
  5. #933936
  6. #904543
  7. #8d514f
  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 #783e3d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #433a00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #655900 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1000e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #742e02 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #814600 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab000a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a00a05 {
  color: #a00a05;
}
Background
.bg-a00a05 {
  background-color: #a00a05;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a00a05 {
  border: 2px solid #a00a05;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a00a05;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 10 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 2 94% 32%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a00a05 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a00a05, #a05805);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a00a05 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 10 5 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 2.72 #92000a Sangria ΔE 3.68 #8b0000 Dark Red ΔE 4.35 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.18 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 5.84 #960018 Carmine ΔE 5.99 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 6.12 #5ff5fa Inverted #4e4e4e Grayscale 

Rufous
#a00a05  rgb(160, 10, 5)  hsl(2, 94%, 32%)  Rufous
#059ba0  rgb(5, 155, 160)  hsl(182, 94%, 32%)  Dark Cyan
#05a00a  rgb(5, 160, 10)  hsl(122, 94%, 32%)  Islamic Green
#0a05a0  rgb(10, 5, 160)  hsl(242, 94%, 32%)  Zaffre