A00C19

#A00C19 Romantic Thriller

#A00C19 is a dark, vivid red named Romantic Thriller. In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 4.7% green and 9.8% blue (rgb(160, 12, 25)). Its HSL value is 355° hue, 86% saturation and 34% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 84% yellow and 37% black. #A00C19 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.20:1.

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Variations of #A00C19

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.

#A00C19 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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#A00C19 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A00C19 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 65% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #655A11
  • Protanopia 61% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #433B17
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #673815
  • Deuteranopia 65% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #655A11
  • Deuteranomaly 77% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7A4912
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B10014
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A70016
  • Achromatopsia 65% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4F4F4F
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6B4546

#A00C19 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.20:1 Very good#A00C19 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.56:1 Very poor#A00C19 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#A00C19 in CSS

/* Romantic Thriller */
.color { color: #A00C19; }
.background { background-color: #A00C19; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A00C19; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(160 12 25);
color: hsl(355 86% 34%);
color: oklch(0.449 0.176 25.5);

#A00C19 FAQ

What color is #A00C19?

#A00C19 is a dark, vivid red. Its closest named color is Romantic Thriller. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #A00C19?

#A00C19 is rgb(160, 12, 25) in RGB, hsl(355, 86%, 34%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 92%, 84%, 37%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A00C19?

The complementary color of #A00C19 is #0CA093, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A00C19?

White text has the best contrast on #A00C19: 8.20:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A00C19 a warm or cool color?

#A00C19 is a warm color.