A0004E

#A0004E closest to Berry

#A0004E is a dark, vivid red; the closest named color is Berry. In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 0.0% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(160, 0, 78)). Its HSL value is 331° hue, 100% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 51% yellow and 37% black. #A0004E is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.06:1.

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Variations of #A0004E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#A0004E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A0004E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A0004E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 63% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #5E5A4B
  • Protanopia 58% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #373E4F
  • Protanomaly 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #63394E
  • Deuteranopia 63% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #5E5A4B
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #76494B
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #AF002C
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A70041
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #505050
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6B4550

#A0004E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.06:1 Very good#A0004E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.60:1 Very poor#A0004E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#A0004E in CSS

/* Berry */
.color { color: #A0004E; }
.background { background-color: #A0004E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A0004E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(160 0 78);
color: hsl(331 100% 31%);
color: oklch(0.456 0.184 2.4);

#A0004E FAQ

What color is #A0004E?

#A0004E is a dark, vivid red. Its closest named color is Berry. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #A0004E?

#A0004E is rgb(160, 0, 78) in RGB, hsl(331, 100%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 51%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A0004E?

The complementary color of #A0004E is #00A052, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A0004E?

White text has the best contrast on #A0004E: 8.06:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A0004E a warm or cool color?

#A0004E is a warm color.