HEX atlas value

#A00E0E

#A00E0E is a warm red HEX color close to Cranberry. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 160, 14, 14, HSL 0, 84%, 34%, has luminance 0.0782, and belongs to the balanced group.

red warm balanced

#A00E0E Sample readable text

HEX #A00E0E

RGB rgb(160, 14, 14)

HSL hsl(0 84% 34%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 91, 91, 37)

Luminance 0.0782

Contrast Black 2.56:1White 8.19:1

CSS

--color-a00e0e: #A00E0E;
.background-a00e0e { background-color: #A00E0E; }
.text-a00e0e { color: #A00E0E; }

Luminance0.0782

Black text2.56:1AA Fail

White text8.19:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#A00E0E","rgb":[160,14,14],"hsl":[0,84,34],"cmyk":[0,91,91,37],"luminance":0.0782,"contrast":{"black":2.56,"white":8.19}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":2.56,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":8.19,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#4B0707","hex":"#4B0707","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.33,"contrastWhite":15.77,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Carmine","hex":"#960018","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.31,"contrastWhite":9.09,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#8C2121","hex":"#8C2121","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.92,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Crimson Red","hex":"#990000","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.35,"contrastWhite":8.92,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Cranberry","hex":"#9F000F","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.48,"contrastWhite":8.46,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm red","balanced","balanced red","Cranberry adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","high-attention visual states"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a00e0e.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cranberry.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ruby-red.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/carmine.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#0EA0A0","analogous":["#A00E57","#A0570E"],"triadic":["#0EA00E","#0E0EA0"],"tetradic":["#57A00E","#0EA0A0","#570EA0"],"splitComplementary":["#0EA057","#0E57A0"],"monochromatic":["#EB1E1E","#A00E0E","#4B0707"]}

Variants

{"light":"#EB1E1E","dark":"#4B0707","saturated":"#AD0000","desaturated":"#8C2121","pastel":"#DF4E4E","neon":"#D60000"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"cranberry","name":"Cranberry","hex":"#9F000F","distance":14.071247279470288},{"slug":"ruby-red","name":"Ruby Red","hex":"#9B111E","distance":17.029386365926403},{"slug":"carmine","name":"Carmine","hex":"#960018","distance":19.8997487421324},{"slug":"crimson-red","name":"Crimson Red","hex":"#990000","distance":21},{"slug":"anodized-red","name":"Anodized Red","hex":"#B00020","distance":27.85677655436824}]

HEX meaning and use

About #A00E0E

#A00E0E is classified as a warm red value with balanced visual character. #A00E0E is visually closest to Cranberry, a named red color with HEX #9F000F.

The RGB channels are 160, 14, and 14, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 0deg with 84% saturation and 34% lightness, so this page treats it as a high-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and high-attention visual states. Its luminance is 0.0782, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 14.07, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text2.56:1AA Fail

White text8.19:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A00E0E needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000002.56:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF8.19:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

#4B0707#FFFFFF text · best 15.77:1#4B0707

Carmine#FFFFFF text · best 9.09:1#960018

#8C2121#FFFFFF text · best 8.92:1#8C2121

Crimson Red#FFFFFF text · best 8.92:1#990000

Cranberry#FFFFFF text · best 8.46:1#9F000F

Generated Palette

#A00E0E#A00E0E

#0EA0A0#0EA0A0

#A00E57#A00E57

#A0570E#A0570E

#EB1E1E#EB1E1E

#4B0707#4B0707

Color Harmonies

#0EA0A0#0EA0A0

#A00E57#A00E57

#A0570E#A0570E

#0EA00E#0EA00E

#0E0EA0#0E0EA0

Variants

#EB1E1E#EB1E1E

#4B0707#4B0707

#AD0000#AD0000

#8C2121#8C2121

#DF4E4E#DF4E4E

#D60000#D60000

Nearest Named Colors

Cranberry#9F000F

Ruby Red#9B111E

Carmine#960018

Crimson Red#990000

Anodized Red#B00020

#A00E0E

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #A00E0E

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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