What color is #A2002F?

#A2002F is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Petal of a Dying Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2002F?

The RGB value is 162, 0, 47: 162 red, 0 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2002F?

The complementary color is #00A273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2002F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2002F color

#A2002F rgb(162, 0, 47)

Shades of red

The hex color #A2002F is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 0% green and 18.4% blue (162, 0, 47).

Its hue angle is 343°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 71% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Petal of a Dying Rose (#9F0630), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.15:1).

#A2002F color codes

HEX	`#A2002F`
RGB	`rgb(162, 0, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 0%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(343, 100%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(343, 100%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 71%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.75, 58.23, 22.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.75, 62.53, 21.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.415, 7.889, 3.4)`
Decimal	`10616879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2002F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A2002F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#A2002F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A2002F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2002f; }
.text { color: #a2002f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2002f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 0 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2002f, #a22200); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carmine.

Questions

What color is #A2002F?: #A2002F is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Petal of a Dying Rose. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2002F?: The RGB value is 162, 0, 47: 162 red, 0 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2002F?: The complementary color is #00A273, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2002F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.