#A40E04 Hex Color
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Dark and highly saturated, #a40e04 is a warm red with restrained brown undertones. Its strong, serious presence suits calls to action, sports branding, sale graphics, and emergency messaging. Use it as a focused accent or headline color rather than a full-page background. White text achieves about 7.9:1 contrast, meeting WCAG AA for body text. The hex code is #a40e04.
Questions about #a40e04
What is #a40e04 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #a40e04 is rgb(164, 14, 4), in HSL hsl(4, 95%, 33%) and in CMYK 0%, 91%, 98%, 36%.
What colors pair well with #a40e04?
What mood does #a40e04 convey?
The #a40e04 color conveys urgency, confidence, and seriousness through its dark saturation and warm red-brown cast, making it effective for calls to action, sports graphics, sale messaging, and emergency-oriented visual signals.
Is #a40e04 readable on white or black?
#a40e04 has a 7.94:1 contrast ratio on white and 2.64:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it is too faint for text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.