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#A00A00 closest to Gory Red

#A00A00 is a dark, vivid red; the closest named color is Gory Red. In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 3.9% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(160, 10, 0)). Its HSL value is 4° hue, 100% saturation and 31% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 94% magenta, 100% yellow and 37% black. #A00A00 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.27:1.

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Variations of #A00A00

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A00A00 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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#A00A00 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A00A00 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 66% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #665900
  • Protanopia 61% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #433A00
  • Protanomaly 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #683700
  • Deuteranopia 66% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #665900
  • Deuteranomaly 77% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7A4900
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B1000C
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A70005
  • Achromatopsia 64% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4E4E4E
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6A4444

#A00A00 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.27:1 Very good#A00A00 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.54:1 Very poor#A00A00 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#A00A00 in CSS

/* Gory Red */
.color { color: #A00A00; }
.background { background-color: #A00A00; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A00A00; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(160 10 0);
color: hsl(4 100% 31%);
color: oklch(0.447 0.179 30.1);

#A00A00 FAQ

What color is #A00A00?

#A00A00 is a dark, vivid red. Its closest named color is Gory Red. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #A00A00?

#A00A00 is rgb(160, 10, 0) in RGB, hsl(4, 100%, 31%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 94%, 100%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A00A00?

The complementary color of #A00A00 is #0096A0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A00A00?

White text has the best contrast on #A00A00: 8.27:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A00A00 a warm or cool color?

#A00A00 is a warm color.