#A50000 Color (Hex and RGB)
#A50000
#a50000 has RGB values (165, 0, 0). The color reads primarily as red in sRGB space.
Color values
| Format | Value | Channels | Copy |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEX | #A50000 | RA5G00B00 | |
| RGB | rgb(165 0 0) | R165G0B0 | |
| HSL | hsl(0 100% 32%) | H0°S100%L32% | |
| OKLCH | oklch(45% 0.19 29) | L0.45C0.19H29° | |
| HSV | hsv(0, 100%, 65%) | H0°S100%V65% | |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 100%, 100%, 35%) | C0%M100%Y100%K35% |
RGB mix
Base numbers
| Base | R | G | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binary | 10100101 | 00000000 | 00000000 |
| Octal | 245 | 0 | 0 |
| Decimal | 165 | 0 | 0 |
| Hex | a5 | 00 | 00 |
Shades & tints
Shades mix #A50000 with black; tints mix it with white. Click any swatch to explore it.
Shades
- #A500000%
- #9700009%
- #89000017%
- #7B000026%
- #6D000034%
- #5F000043%
- #51000051%
- #43000059%
- #35000068%
- #27000077%
- #19000085%
Tints
Color harmonies
Similar brand colors
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Contrast & accessibility
WCAG 2.1 contrast against white and black. Test other pairs in the contrast checker.
Aa
#A50000 on #FFFFFF
8.08:1
AA ✓AAA ✓AA Large ✓AAA Large ✓
Aa
#A50000 on #000000
2.60:1
AA ✕AAA ✕AA Large ✕AAA Large ✕
Aa
#FFFFFF on #A50000
8.08:1
AA ✓AAA ✓AA Large ✓AAA Large ✓
Aa
#000000 on #A50000
2.60:1
AA ✕AAA ✕AA Large ✕AAA Large ✕
Code snippets
- CSS
color: #a50000; - Background
background-color: #a50000; - CSS variable
--color-a50000: #a50000; - Modern CSS
color: oklch(45% 0.19 29); - SCSS
$color-a50000: #a50000; - Tailwind
bg-[#a50000] text-[#a50000] - HTML
<div style="background-color: #a50000"></div>