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#A5000C Dear Darling

#A5000C is a dark, vivid red named Dear Darling. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.7% red, 0.0% green and 4.7% blue (rgb(165, 0, 12)). Its HSL value is 356° hue, 100% saturation and 32% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 93% yellow and 35% black. #A5000C is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.06:1.

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Variations of #A5000C

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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#A5000C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

A5000C00A599
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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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#A5000C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A5000C 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 #685B00
  • Protanopia 59% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #433B08
  • Protanomaly 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6A3703
  • Deuteranopia 64% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #685B00
  • Deuteranomaly 75% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7D4A00
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B7000A
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AD000A
  • 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 #6D4546

#A5000C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.06:1 Very good#A5000C text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.61:1 Very poor#A5000C text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#A5000C in CSS

/* Dear Darling */
.color { color: #A5000C; }
.background { background-color: #A5000C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A5000C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(165 0 12);
color: hsl(356 100% 32%);
color: oklch(0.454 0.185 27.5);

#A5000C FAQ

What color is #A5000C?

#A5000C is a dark, vivid red. Its closest named color is Dear Darling. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #A5000C?

#A5000C is rgb(165, 0, 12) in RGB, hsl(356, 100%, 32%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 100%, 93%, 35%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A5000C?

The complementary color of #A5000C is #00A599, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A5000C?

White text has the best contrast on #A5000C: 8.06:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A5000C a warm or cool color?

#A5000C is a warm color.