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#A80B2F Color

#A80B2F is rgb(168, 11, 47) in RGB, hsl(346, 88%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 93%, 72%, 34%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Crimson (UA) (#9E1B32), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.86. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A80B2F
HEX#A80B2F
RGBrgb(168, 11, 47)
HSLhsl(346, 88%, 35%)
HSVhsv(346, 93%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 93%, 72%, 34%)
OKLCHoklch(46.7% 0.182 18.7)
LABlab(36.22% 58.58 26.81)
LCHlch(36.22% 64.42 24.59)

What #A80B2F Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A80B2F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Crimson (UA)#9E1B32ΔE 6.86Vivid Burgundy#9F1D35ΔE 7.71Upsdell Red#AE2029ΔE 7.94Royal Red#9B1C31ΔE 8.05Wine Red#B11226ΔE 8.99Cardinal#C41E3AΔE 9.24

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#A80B2F Channel Values

How #A80B2F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 168 · G 11 · B 478-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 346° · S 88% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 346° · S 93% · V 66%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 93% · Y 72% · K 34%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.63:1 vs white · 2.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A80B2F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #A80B2F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #A80B2F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A80B2F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#A80B2F
Complementary
#0BA883
Analogous
#A80B7E
Analogous
#A8350B
Triadic
#2FA80B
Triadic
#0B2FA8
Split comp.
#0BA835
Split comp.
#0B7EA8

Tints & Shades of #A80B2F

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#D30D3C
#F11E4F
#F34971
#F67492
#F99FB4
#FCCAD6

Shades

#95092A
#7D0823
#69071E
#510517
#3E0412
#26020B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #A80B2F.

How #A80B2F Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A80B2F
Protanopia#4B4B2D
Protanomaly#7B3B2E
Deuteranopia#666624
Deuteranomaly#855029
Tritanopia#A71313
Tritanomaly#A81021
Achromatopsia#545454

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #A80B2F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a80b2f: #A80B2F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A80B2F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a80b2f': '#A80B2F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.043, blue: 0.184)
Android XML<color name="color_a80b2f">#A80B2F</color>
SVG fillfill="#A80B2F"

More Red Colors

#A80B2F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#A80B2F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A80B2F?

#A80B2F is a dark red — rgb(168, 11, 47) in RGB and hsl(346, 88%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Crimson (UA) (#9E1B32), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.86.

What is the RGB value of #A80B2F?

#A80B2F is rgb(168, 11, 47) — red 168, green 11, and blue 47 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A80B2F?

#A80B2F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 93%, 72%, 34%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A80B2F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #A80B2F scores 7.63:1 against white and 2.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A80B2F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A80B2F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 9.81, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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