A3003A

#A3003A closest to Cranberry

#A3003A is a dark, vivid red; the closest named color is Cranberry. In the RGB color model it is made of 63.9% red, 0.0% green and 22.7% blue (rgb(163, 0, 58)). Its HSL value is 339° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 64% yellow and 36% black. #A3003A is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.02:1.

#A3003A color conversion

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Variations of #A3003A

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.

#A3003A 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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#A3003A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A3003A 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 #635B36
  • Protanopia 59% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #3D3D3B
  • Protanomaly 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #673839
  • Deuteranopia 63% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #635B36
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7A4A37
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B30020
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AA0030
  • 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 #6D464B

#A3003A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.02:1 Very good#A3003A text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.62:1 Very poor#A3003A text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#A3003A in CSS

/* Cranberry */
.color { color: #A3003A; }
.background { background-color: #A3003A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A3003A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(163 0 58);
color: hsl(339 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.456 0.182 12.5);

#A3003A FAQ

What color is #A3003A?

#A3003A is a dark, vivid red. Its closest named color is Cranberry. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #A3003A?

#A3003A is rgb(163, 0, 58) in RGB, hsl(339, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 64%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A3003A?

The complementary color of #A3003A is #00A369, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A3003A?

White text has the best contrast on #A3003A: 8.02:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A3003A a warm or cool color?

#A3003A is a warm color.