What color is #A70000?

#A70000 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Heartbeat. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A70000?

The RGB value is 167, 0, 0: 167 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A70000?

The complementary color is #00A7A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A70000?

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.

#A70000 color

#A70000 rgb(167, 0, 0)

Shades of red

The hex color #A70000 is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 0% green and 0% blue (167, 0, 0).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 100% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 100% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Heartbeat (#AA0000), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#A70000 color codes

HEX	`#A70000`
RGB	`rgb(167, 0, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 0%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 100%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 100%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.43, 58.34, 48.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.43, 75.98, 39.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.939, 8.218, 0.747)`
Decimal	`10944512`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A70000, 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 #A70000	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#A70000 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 #A70000 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a70000; }
.text { color: #a70000; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a70000; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 0 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a70000, #a75300); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Red.

Questions

What color is #A70000?: #A70000 is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Heartbeat. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A70000?: The RGB value is 167, 0, 0: 167 red, 0 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A70000?: The complementary color is #00A7A7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A70000?: 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.