#a0370d Color Information

#a0370d Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #a0370d. In RGB, it consists of 62.7% Red, 21.6% Green, and 5.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 65.6% Magenta, 91.9% Yellow, and 37.3% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 17.1°, with saturation of 85% and lightness of 33.9%. The decimal value for #a0370d is 10499853, and its nearest "web safe" color is #993300. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a0370d is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#a0370d Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color160, 55, 13 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color62.7%, 21.6%, 5.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.373, 0.784, 0.949 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.656, 0.919, 0.373 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color17.1°, 85.0%, 33.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color17.1°, 91.9%, 62.7% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color15.936, 10.235, 1.516 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color160, 72, 13 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10499853 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color38.261, 41.825, 45.435 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)38.261, 61.755, 47.369 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color38.261, 83.802, 30.355 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color31.992, 32.928, 19.584 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.576, 0.370, 10.235 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288689933 / 0xffa0370d Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#993300 Copy
Last Updated: December 11, 2024

Shades of #a0370d

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a0370d, its pure hue is 17.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 85.0%, and its lightness is 33.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #a0370d, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #140702 to #8c300b.

Tints of #a0370d

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a0370d, its pure hue is 17.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 85.0%, and its lightness is 33.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #a0370d, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ac502b to #f3e6e1.

Tones of #a0370d

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a0370d, its pure hue is 17.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 85.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #a0370d, which range from #575757 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ad3100 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a0370d

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a0370d! For #a0370d, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #a0370d. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a0370d

This color, #a0370d, consists of 62.7% Red, 21.6% Green, and 5.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 160, Green = 55, Blue = 13. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a0370d is 0% Cyan, 65.6% Magenta, 91.9% Yellow, and 37.3% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R62.7%
C0.0%
G21.6%
M65.6%
B5.1%
Y91.9%
K37.3%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 160 55 13
Octal 240 67 15
Hexa #a0 #37 #0d
Binary 10100000 00110111 00001101
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 65 91 37
Octal 0 101 133 45
Hexa #00 #41 #5b #25
Binary 00000000 01000001 01011011 00100101

Analogous Colors of #a0370d

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a0370d — which has hue 17.1° — its analogous colors are located at 17.1° and 347.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a0370d.

Triadic Colors of #a0370d

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #a0370d — which has hue 17.1° — its triadic colors are located at 17.1° and 257.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a0370d.

Complementary Color of #a0370d

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a0370d — which has hue 17.1° — its complementary color is located at 197.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a0370d.

Split Complementary Colors of #a0370d

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #a0370d — which has hue 17.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 17.1° and 227.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a0370d.

Tetradic Colors of #a0370d

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #a0370d — which has hue 17.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 287.1°, 17.1°, 107.1°, and 197.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a0370d.

Monochromatic Colors of #a0370d

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a0370d, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4d1d0a — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f6500e (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a0370d

We want to make getting started with #a0370d on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a0370d into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a0370d can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #a0370d with other HTML elements.

#a0370d Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a0370d.
<span style="color: #a0370d;">The color of this text is #a0370d.</span>

#a0370d Background Color

The background color for this text is #a0370d.
<div style="background-color: #a0370d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a0370d.</div>

#a0370d Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a0370d.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a0370d;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a0370d.</span>

#a0370d Border Color

This is a div with border color #a0370d.
<div style="border: #a0370d 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a0370d.</div>

#a0370d Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a0370d on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a0370d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a0370d on a white background.</div></div>

#a0370d Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a0370d on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a0370d; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a0370d on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a0370d to White

This is a gradient from #a0370d to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a0370d,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a0370d,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a0370d,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a0370d,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a0370d to white.</div>

Gradient from #a0370d to Black

This is a gradient from #a0370d to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a0370d,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a0370d,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a0370d,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a0370d,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a0370d to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a0370d

In addition to using #a0370d on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #a0370d in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a0370d, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 160, Green = 55, Blue = 13). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a0370d in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #a0370d
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(160, 55, 13)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a0370d; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a0370d; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a0370d; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(160, 55, 13);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a0370d")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:160, green:55, blue:13, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:160 green:55 blue:13 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(160f, 55f, 13f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(160, 55, 13);
 

#a0370d Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a0370d the same way. For those with color blindness, #a0370d might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a0370d looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a0370d is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #a0370d looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #a0370d will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a0370d is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 6.9:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #a0370d would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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