What color is #A2004C?

#A2004C is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Berry. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A2004C?

The RGB value is 162, 0, 76: 162 red, 0 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A2004C?

The complementary color is #00A256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A2004C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A2004C color

#A2004C rgb(162, 0, 76)

Shades of red

The hex color #A2004C is a dark, vivid rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 0% green and 29.8% blue (162, 0, 76).

Its hue angle is 332°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 53% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Berry (#990F4B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#A2004C color codes

HEX	`#A2004C`
RGB	`rgb(162, 0, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 0%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(332, 100%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(332, 100%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 53%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.41, 59.99, 4.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.41, 60.17, 4.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.206, 8.206, 7.567)`
Decimal	`10616908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A2004C, 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 #A2004C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#A2004C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	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 #A2004C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a2004c; }
.text { color: #a2004c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a2004c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 0 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a2004c, #a20500); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #A2004C?: #A2004C is a dark, vivid rose, closest to the named color Berry. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A2004C?: The RGB value is 162, 0, 76: 162 red, 0 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A2004C?: The complementary color is #00A256, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A2004C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.64:1 and white text 7.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.