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#a00000 Hex Color Code

#a00000 Paint ChipThe hexadecimal color code #a00000 is a medium dark shade of red. In the RGB color model #a00000 is comprised of 62.75% red, 0% green and 0% blue. In the HSL color space #a00000 has a hue of 0° (degrees), 100% saturation and 31% lightness. This color has an approximate wavelength of 611.37 nm. This color is used in the Imperial College London seal.

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#a00000 linear gradient to complementary #0069a0

  1. #a00000
  2. #98271f
  3. #8e3938
  4. #814751
  5. #6f536b
  6. #535f85
  7. #0069a0

Monochromatic Colors

  1. #8e0000
  2. #940000
  3. #9a0000
  4. #a00000
  5. #a60d04
  6. #ac1609
  7. #b21e0e

Tones

  1. #a00000
  2. #962111
  3. #8b301e
  4. #7f3a2b
  5. #724337
  6. #634a44
  7. #505050

Tints and Shades

#a00000 to white

  1. #a00000
  2. #b74029
  3. #cc6750
  4. #dd8d79
  5. #ecb3a4
  6. #f7d8d1
  7. #ffffff / #fff

#a00000 to black

  1. #a00000
  2. #850d02
  3. #6a1104
  4. #511204
  5. #391103
  6. #220c01
  7. #000000 / #000

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  1. Focoltone

    1. ★ 7035
      #9f0004       ΔE = 0.730 / LRV ≈ 7.4%
    2. 7041
      #950003       ΔE = 2.787 / LRV ≈ 6.4%

  2. GM / General Motors

    1. ★ Red
      #a40000       ΔE = 0.958 / LRV ≈ 7.9%
    2. Bright Red
      #941714       ΔE = 3.661 / LRV ≈ 7.0%

  3. Matra

    1. ★ Clementine / 510
      #9d0f00       ΔE = 0.989 / LRV ≈ 7.5%

  4. Berkley

    1. ★ Berkley Orange / 1963
      #9b0700       ΔE = 1.017 / LRV ≈ 7.1%

  5. Pratt & Lambert

    1. ★ Red Statement 3-16
      #a50004       ΔE = 1.275 / LRV ≈ 8.0%
    2. Grenadier Red 3-14
      #8e110e       ΔE = 4.333 / LRV ≈ 6.2%

  6. Caparol

    1. ★ Weinrot / Weinrot Ava
      #a40c04       ΔE = 1.467 / LRV ≈ 8.2%
    2. 39 41 29 / Grenadin 95
      #a42004       ΔE = 3.532 / LRV ≈ 8.9%

  7. Porsche

    1. ★ Arancio Ishtar Orange / W17
      #9e1600       ΔE = 1.719 / LRV ≈ 7.8%

  8. Piaggio

    1. ★ Arancio / 953
      #a41400       ΔE = 2.255 / LRV ≈ 8.4%
    2. Arancio Fruit / 946/A
      #b20a00       ΔE = 4.624 / LRV ≈ 9.7%

  9. Delta

    1. Tompte Red / 021070202W
      #9a090d       ΔE = 2.353 / LRV ≈ 7.1%
    2. Red Iron Oxide / 020200202W
      #9b2f1c       ΔE = 5.033 / LRV ≈ 9.1%

  10. Lamborghini

    1. Arancio Miura / 2449055
      #a31700       ΔE = 2.421 / LRV ≈ 8.4%
    2. Arancio Diablo / 231240
      #8a0600       ΔE = 5.091 / LRV ≈ 5.5%

  11. AMC

    1. President Red
      #a11713       ΔE = 2.779 / LRV ≈ 8.2%
    2. Lipstick
      #9f1f19       ΔE = 3.736 / LRV ≈ 8.4%

  12. Chrysler

    1. Red
      #a11713       ΔE = 2.779 / LRV ≈ 8.2%
    2. Red
      #a11a16       ΔE = 3.287 / LRV ≈ 8.4%

  13. Ski-Doo

    1. Bombardier Orange / B228
      #aa0c00       ΔE = 2.893 / LRV ≈ 8.8%

  14. Sherwin-Williams

    1. Redwing - 2909
      #98010d       ΔE = 3.101 / LRV ≈ 6.7%
    2. Cardinal - 2908
      #9d101c       ΔE = 4.947 / LRV ≈ 7.6%

  15. Great Wall

    1. Maple Leaf Red / 0105A
      #910f00       ΔE = 3.122 / LRV ≈ 6.4%

  16. Matthews Paint

    1. Split Second Red / 11936
      #930000       ΔE = 3.155 / LRV ≈ 6.2%
    2. Red Ocher / 5083
      #a02813       ΔE = 4.008 / LRV ≈ 9.0%

  17. Plascon

    1. Hot Terracotta R5-C1-1
      #a02014       ΔE = 3.163 / LRV ≈ 8.6%
    2. Merry Go Round R4-C1-1
      #901818       ΔE = 4.937 / LRV ≈ 6.7%

  18. UNKNOWN

    1. Bmw Feuerorange Uni / M08
      #a81700       ΔE = 3.308 / LRV ≈ 8.9%
    2. Aprilia Rosso 7
      #8d0501       ΔE = 4.422 / LRV ≈ 5.8%

  19. Vallejo Game Color

    1. Gory Red (011)
      #940008       ΔE = 3.390 / LRV ≈ 6.3%

  20. Old Citadel

    1. Red Gore
      #940008       ΔE = 3.390 / LRV ≈ 6.3%

  21. Vallejo Model Color

    1. Cavalry Brown (982)
      #940008       ΔE = 3.390 / LRV ≈ 6.3%

  22. Reaper Master

    1. Carnage Red (9135)
      #940008       ΔE = 3.390 / LRV ≈ 6.3%

  23. Rackham

    1. Natural Leather (34)
      #940008       ΔE = 3.390 / LRV ≈ 6.3%

  24. Games Workshop - Citadel

    1. Mephiston Red
      #9a1115       ΔE = 3.486 / LRV ≈ 7.3%
    2. Wazdakka Red
      #8c0a0c       ΔE = 5.004 / LRV ≈ 5.8%

  25. Volkswagen

    1. Bahia Red
      #981816       ΔE = 3.493 / LRV ≈ 7.4%
    2. Orange
      #9f2f18       ΔE = 5.155 / LRV ≈ 9.5%

  26. Crown Paint

    1. Flame Red
      #951313       ΔE = 3.594 / LRV ≈ 6.9%

  27. Opaltone / OMS

    1. 4857
      #9d1818       ΔE = 3.623 / LRV ≈ 7.9%
    2. 4856
      #9e141c       ΔE = 4.685 / LRV ≈ 7.9%

  28. Pantone / PMS

    1. 20-0075 TPM / Space Cherry
      #990011 / #901       ΔE = 3.700 / LRV ≈ 6.8%
    2. 484
      #9c301a       ΔE = 5.156 / LRV ≈ 9.3%

  29. Audi

    1. Tornadorot / 9301, G2, LY3D
      #a41c17       ΔE = 3.725 / LRV ≈ 8.8%

  30. Benjamin Moore

    1. Heritage Red / HC-181 / PM-18
      #990a14       ΔE = 3.761 / LRV ≈ 7.0%

  31. RAL

    1. RAL 450-M
      #a71616       ΔE = 3.797 / LRV ≈ 8.8%
    2. RAL 3002 / Carmine Red
      #9b2321       ΔE = 5.205 / LRV ≈ 8.3%

  32. Sikkens

    1. C4.65.30
      #9c211a       ΔE = 3.850 / LRV ≈ 8.2%
    2. C4.55.30
      #922b20       ΔE = 5.182 / LRV ≈ 7.9%

  33. Designers Guild

    1. Ladybird
      #a91c11       ΔE = 3.876 / LRV ≈ 9.3%

  34. Samsung

    1. Orange / MOR
      #ac1500       ΔE = 3.932 / LRV ≈ 9.3%

  35. Resene

    1. Pulse R44-117-035
      #a41d19       ΔE = 4.046 / LRV ≈ 8.8%

  36. FolkArt

    1. True Burgundy / 456
      #ae130c       ΔE = 4.104 / LRV ≈ 9.5%

  37. TRUMATCH

    1. 6-b7
      #9d2a15       ΔE = 4.107 / LRV ≈ 8.9%
    2. 5-a6
      #a70017       ΔE = 4.234 / LRV ≈ 8.3%

  38. Ford

    1. Ford Red
      #a91a16       ΔE = 4.167 / LRV ≈ 9.2%
    2. Vermillion Red
      #a4181b       ΔE = 4.395 / LRV ≈ 8.6%

  39. Tollens

    1. T2071-4
      #9d1019       ΔE = 4.220 / LRV ≈ 7.6%
    2. Mara des bois | EE158
      #ab0e1a       ΔE = 4.894 / LRV ≈ 9.0%

  40. Fender

    1. 70 / Cadmium Orange
      #ac1a00       ΔE = 4.399 / LRV ≈ 9.5%
    2. 54 / Dakota Red
      #ae0315       ΔE = 4.514 / LRV ≈ 9.1%

  41. Iveco

    1. Arancio Spassoso / 52469
      #8b0f00       ΔE = 4.505 / LRV ≈ 5.8%
    2. Arancio / 52132
      #b21500       ΔE = 5.216 / LRV ≈ 10.0%

  42. Glidden

    1. Cranberry Zing
      #950714       ΔE = 4.522 / LRV ≈ 6.6%

  43. Fabric Creations

    1. Poppy / 25977
      #b10d0e       ΔE = 4.575 / LRV ≈ 9.7%

  44. Coo-Var

    1. Tile Red / Poppy Red (3002)
      #a2231d       ΔE = 4.653 / LRV ≈ 9.0%

  45. Duron

    1. Roycroft Copper Red
      #912e17       ΔE = 4.704 / LRV ≈ 8.0%

  46. Bitter

    1. Inka / 68-202
      #b01400       ΔE = 4.711 / LRV ≈ 9.7%

  47. Dr

    1. Juhuang / 2009
      #b01500       ΔE = 4.784 / LRV ≈ 9.8%

  48. Flügger

    1. Rubinrød (U-786)
      #892112       ΔE = 4.788 / LRV ≈ 6.5%

  49. Natural Color System / NCS

    1. S 2570-Y90R
      #9f211f       ΔE = 4.857 / LRV ≈ 8.6%
    2. S 1580-R
      #a60f1d       ΔE = 5.129 / LRV ≈ 8.5%

  50. Tata

    1. Dawn Glow / 200
      #891200       ΔE = 4.867 / LRV ≈ 5.8%

  51. Valspar Paint

    1. Pomegranate Red
      #a61a1d       ΔE = 4.898 / LRV ≈ 8.9%

  52. Loop

    1. York / LP-139
      #a6241c       ΔE = 4.940 / LRV ≈ 9.5%

  53. Earthborn

    1. Riding Hood
      #9c2c1f       ΔE = 5.027 / LRV ≈ 9.0%

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#a00000 HTML / CSS Code Examples

#a00000 foreground

The longer you look at an object, the more abstract it becomes, and, ironically, the more real.

Lucian Freud
<p style="color: #a00000">…</p>

#a00000 background

Art must be an expression of love or it is nothing.

Marc Chagall
<p style="background-color: #a00000">…</p>

#a00000 shadow

There's no retirement for an artist, it's your way of living so there's no end to it.

Henry Moore
<p style="text-shadow: 0.1em 0.1em 0.15em #a00000">…</p>

Color Charts

Color Space Conversions

Decimal
10485760
Binary
10100000, 00000000, 00000000
Hexadecimal
#a00000
LRV
≈ 7.5%
Closest short hex
#910 ΔE = 1.555
RGB
rgb(160, 0, 0)
RGBA
rgba(160, 0, 0, 1.0)
rg chromaticity
r: 1.000, g: 0.000, b: 0.000
RYB
red: 62.745%, yellow: 0.000%, blue: 0.000%
Android / android.graphics.Color
-6291456 / 0xffa00000
HSL
hsl(0, 100%, 31%)
HSLA
hsla(0, 100%, 31%, 1.0)
HSV / HSB
hue: 0° (0.000), saturation: 100% (1.000), value: 63% (0.627)
HSP
hue: 360.000, saturation: 100.000%, perceived brightness: 34.310%
HSLuv (HUSL)
H: 12.174, S: 100.001, L: 32.867
Cubehelix
H: -8.190, S: 1.681, L: 0.188
TSL
T: 3.946, S: 1.000, L: 0.188
CMYK
cyan: 0% (0.000), magenta: 100% (1.000), yellow: 100% (1.000), key: 37% (0.373)
CMY
cyan: 37% (0.373), magenta: 100% (1.000), yellow: 100% (1.000)
XYZ
X: 14.499, Y: 7.476, Z: 0.680
xyY
x: 0.640, y: 0.330, Y: 7.476
CIELab
L: 32.867, a: 56.526, b: 46.946
CIELuv
L: 32.867, u: 108.042, v: 23.308
CIELCH / LCHab
L: 32.867, C: 73.479, H: 39.711
CIELUV / LCHuv
L: 32.867, C: 110.528, H: 12.174
Hunter-Lab
L: 27.343, a: 46.805, b: 17.666
CIECAM02
J: 26.523, C: 83.650, h: 32.137, Q: 101.466, M: 73.151, s: 84.908, H: 15.356
OSA-UCS
lightness: -9.670, jaune: 5.491, green: -10.912
LMS
L: 13.726, M: 2.493, S: 0.814
YCbCr
Y: 57.120, Cb: 104.320, Cr: 198.240
YCoCg
Y: 40.000, Cg: -40.000, Co: 80.000
YDbDr
Y: 47.840, Db: -72.000, Dr: -213.280
YPbPr
Y: 34.080, Pb: -18.400, Pr: 80.000
xvYCC
Y: 45.269, Cb: 111.837, Cr: 198.275
YIQ
Y: 47.840, I: 95.315, Q: 33.833
YUV
Y: 47.840, U: -23.541, V: 98.400
Munsell Color System
7.5R 4/16 ΔE = 6.226
Brand Color
Readability ΔE = 0.966

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