#a70740 Color Information

#a70740 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 #a70740. In RGB, it consists of 65.5% Red, 2.7% Green, and 25.1% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 95.8% Magenta, 61.7% Yellow, and 34.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 338.6°, with saturation of 92% and lightness of 34.1%. The decimal value for #a70740 is 10946368, and its nearest "web safe" color is #990033. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a70740 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#a70740 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color167, 7, 64 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color65.5%, 2.7%, 25.1% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.345, 0.973, 0.749 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.958, 0.617, 0.345 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color338.6°, 92.0%, 34.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color338.6°, 95.8%, 65.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color16.938, 8.738, 5.644 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color167, 7, 64 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10946368 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color35.474, 59.497, 14.176 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)35.474, 61.163, 13.401 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color35.474, 98.197, 3.896 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color29.559, 50.552, 9.370 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.541, 0.279, 8.738 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289136448 / 0xffa70740 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#990033 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #a70740

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a70740, its pure hue is 338.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 92.0%, and its lightness is 34.1%. 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 #a70740, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #150108 to #920638.

Tints of #a70740

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a70740, its pure hue is 338.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 92.0%, and its lightness is 34.1%. 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 #a70740, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b22658 to #f4e0e7.

Tones of #a70740

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a70740, its pure hue is 338.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 92.0%, 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 #a70740, which range from #575757 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ae003e (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a70740

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a70740! For #a70740, 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, #a70740. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a70740

This color, #a70740, consists of 65.5% Red, 2.7% Green, and 25.1% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 167, Green = 7, Blue = 64. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a70740 is 0% Cyan, 95.8% Magenta, 61.7% Yellow, and 34.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R65.5%
C0.0%
G2.7%
M95.8%
B25.1%
Y61.7%
K34.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 167 7 64
Octal 247 7 100
Hexa #a7 #07 #40
Binary 10100111 00000111 01000000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 95 61 34
Octal 0 137 75 42
Hexa #00 #5f #3d #22
Binary 00000000 01011111 00111101 00100010

Analogous Colors of #a70740

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a70740 — which has hue 338.6° — its analogous colors are located at 8.6° and 338.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a70740.

Triadic Colors of #a70740

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 #a70740 — which has hue 338.6° — its triadic colors are located at 98.6° and 338.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a70740.

Complementary Color of #a70740

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a70740 — which has hue 338.6° — its complementary color is located at 158.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a70740.

Split Complementary Colors of #a70740

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 #a70740 — which has hue 338.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 128.6° and 338.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a70740.

Tetradic Colors of #a70740

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 #a70740 — which has hue 338.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 248.6°, 338.6°, 68.6°, and 158.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a70740.

Monochromatic Colors of #a70740

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a70740, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #520521 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fa0b60 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a70740

We want to make getting started with #a70740 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a70740 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a70740 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 #a70740 with other HTML elements.

#a70740 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a70740.
<span style="color: #a70740;">The color of this text is #a70740.</span>

#a70740 Background Color

The background color for this text is #a70740.
<div style="background-color: #a70740; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a70740.</div>

#a70740 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a70740.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a70740;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a70740.</span>

#a70740 Border Color

This is a div with border color #a70740.
<div style="border: #a70740 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a70740.</div>

#a70740 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a70740 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a70740; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a70740 on a white background.</div></div>

#a70740 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a70740 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a70740; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a70740 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a70740 to White

This is a gradient from #a70740 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a70740,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a70740,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a70740,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a70740,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a70740 to white.</div>

Gradient from #a70740 to Black

This is a gradient from #a70740 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a70740,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a70740,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a70740,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a70740,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a70740 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a70740

In addition to using #a70740 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 #a70740 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a70740, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 167, Green = 7, Blue = 64). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a70740 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 #a70740
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(167, 7, 64)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a70740; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a70740; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a70740; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(167, 7, 64);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a70740")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:167, green:7, blue:64, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:167 green:7 blue:64 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(167f, 7f, 64f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(167, 7, 64);
 

#a70740 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a70740 the same way. For those with color blindness, #a70740 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a70740 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a70740 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 #a70740 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 #a70740 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

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a70740 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 7.6:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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