Information about #A00B1C color

#A00B1C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A00B1C falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(160, 11, 28) — 62.7% red, 4.3% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 58 / 52 / 37. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A00B1C reads as a pure, full-strength earthy red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ruby Red (#9B111E). Slightly further away sit Spartan Crimson (#9E1316) and University Of Pennsylvania Red (#A50021).

The recipe behind #A00B1C is rgb(160, 11, 28), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A00B1C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A00B1C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A00B1C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#F14256

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#F6818E

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#FAC0C6

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White

#FFFFFF

#A00B1C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#810917

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#610611

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#40040B

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#200205

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Black

#000000

#A00B1C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#A01C2C

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#9C313D

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#954851

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#8C6267

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Grey

#808080

#A00B1C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#95A20B

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#A2720B

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#A2360B

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#A00B1C

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#A20B59

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#A20B95

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#720BA2

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#A00B1C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#0BA291
#0BA291

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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#0B68A2
#0B68A2

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#0BA245
#0BA245

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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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#A00B1C
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#A20B68
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#A00B1C
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#1DA20B
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#0B1DA2
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
#A00B1C
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#A2910B
#A2910B

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#0BA291
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#0B1DA2
#0B1DA2

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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
#A00B1C
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#68A20B
#68A20B

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#0BA291
#0BA291

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#450BA2
#450BA2

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Nearest named colors to #A00B1C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ruby Red color link
Ruby Red

#9B111E

Spartan Crimson color link
Spartan Crimson

#9E1316

University Of Pennsylvania Red color link
University Of Pennsylvania Red

#A50021

Strong Amaranth color link
Strong Amaranth

#A80015

Carmine color link
Carmine

#960018

Red Wine color link
Red Wine

#990012

Poppy color link
Poppy

#AC0019

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Cranberry color link
Cranberry

#9F000F

Smashing color link
Smashing

#AD0020

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

#A00B1C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A00B1C
  • RGB160, 11, 28
  • CMYK0, 58, 52, 37
  • CSSrgb(160, 11, 28)
  • HSL353°, 87%, 34%
  • HSL Precise353.154°, 87.135%, 33.529%
  • HSV353°, 93%, 63%
  • HSB353°, 93%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.627, 0.043, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.627, 0.043, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.627, 0.043, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA00B1C
  • DECIMAL ID10488604
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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