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#A20002 Gory Red

#A20002 is a dark, vivid red named Gory Red. In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 0.0% green and 0.8% blue (rgb(162, 0, 2)). Its HSL value is 359° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 99% yellow and 36% black. #A20002 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.28:1.

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Variations of #A20002

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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#A20002 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

A2000200A2A0
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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.

A20002A2A00000A2A00002A2
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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A20002 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A20002 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 64% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #665A00
  • Protanopia 60% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #423900
  • Protanomaly 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #683600
  • Deuteranopia 64% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #665A00
  • Deuteranomaly 76% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7B4800
  • Tritanopia 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B30006
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #A90003
  • Achromatopsia 63% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #4E4E4E
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #6B4444

#A20002 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.28:1 Very good#A20002 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.54:1 Very poor#A20002 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#A20002 in CSS

/* Gory Red */
.color { color: #A20002; }
.background { background-color: #A20002; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A20002; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(162 0 2);
color: hsl(359 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.447 0.183 28.9);

#A20002 FAQ

What color is #A20002?

#A20002 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 #A20002?

#A20002 is rgb(162, 0, 2) in RGB, hsl(359, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 99%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A20002?

The complementary color of #A20002 is #00A2A0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A20002?

White text has the best contrast on #A20002: 8.28:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A20002 a warm or cool color?

#A20002 is a warm color.