#a90707 Color Information

#a90707 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #a90707. In RGB, it consists of 66.3% Red, 2.7% Green, and 2.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 95.9% Magenta, 95.9% Yellow, and 33.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 0.0°, with saturation of 92% and lightness of 34.5%. The decimal value for #a90707 is 11077383, and its nearest "web safe" color is #990000. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a90707 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#a90707 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color169, 7, 7 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color66.3%, 2.7%, 2.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.337, 0.973, 0.973 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.959, 0.959, 0.337 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color0.0°, 92.0%, 34.5% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color0.0°, 95.9%, 66.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color16.477, 8.602, 0.993 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color169, 7, 7 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11077383 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color35.207, 58.071, 46.502 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)35.207, 74.396, 38.687 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color35.207, 112.593, 24.281 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color29.330, 48.949, 18.523 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.632, 0.330, 8.602 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289267463 / 0xffa90707 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#990000 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #a90707

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a90707, its pure hue is 0.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 92.0%, and its lightness is 34.5%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #a90707, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #150101 to #940606.

Tints of #a90707

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a90707, its pure hue is 0.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 92.0%, and its lightness is 34.5%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #a90707, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b42626 to #f4e0e0.

Tones of #a90707

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a90707, its pure hue is 0.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 92.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #a90707, which range from #585858 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #b00000 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a90707

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a90707! For #a90707, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 4 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 3 unique colors including our original color, #a90707. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a90707

This color, #a90707, consists of 66.3% Red, 2.7% Green, and 2.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 169, Green = 7, Blue = 7. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a90707 is 0% Cyan, 95.9% Magenta, 95.9% Yellow, and 33.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R66.3%
C0.0%
G2.7%
M95.9%
B2.7%
Y95.9%
K33.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 169 7 7
Octal 251 7 7
Hexa #a9 #07 #07
Binary 10101001 00000111 00000111
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 95 95 33
Octal 0 137 137 41
Hexa #00 #5f #5f #21
Binary 00000000 01011111 01011111 00100001

Analogous Colors of #a90707

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a90707 — which has hue 0.0° — its analogous colors are located at 0.0° and 330.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a90707.

Triadic Colors of #a90707

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #a90707 — which has hue 0.0° — its triadic colors are located at 0.0° and 240.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a90707.

Complementary Color of #a90707

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a90707 — which has hue 0.0° — its complementary color is located at 180.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a90707.

Split Complementary Colors of #a90707

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #a90707 — which has hue 0.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 0.0° and 210.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a90707.

Tetradic Colors of #a90707

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #a90707 — which has hue 0.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 270.0°, 0.0°, 90.0°, and 180.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a90707.

Monochromatic Colors of #a90707

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a90707, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #530505 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #fa0e0e (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a90707

We want to make getting started with #a90707 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a90707 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a90707 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #a90707 with other HTML elements.

#a90707 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a90707.
<span style="color: #a90707;">The color of this text is #a90707.</span>

#a90707 Background Color

The background color for this text is #a90707.
<div style="background-color: #a90707; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a90707.</div>

#a90707 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a90707.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a90707;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a90707.</span>

#a90707 Border Color

This is a div with border color #a90707.
<div style="border: #a90707 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a90707.</div>

#a90707 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a90707 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a90707; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a90707 on a white background.</div></div>

#a90707 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a90707 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a90707; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a90707 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a90707 to White

This is a gradient from #a90707 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a90707,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a90707,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a90707,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a90707,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a90707 to white.</div>

Gradient from #a90707 to Black

This is a gradient from #a90707 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a90707,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a90707,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a90707,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a90707,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a90707 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a90707

In addition to using #a90707 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #a90707 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a90707, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 169, Green = 7, Blue = 7). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a90707 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #a90707
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(169, 7, 7)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a90707; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a90707; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a90707; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(169, 7, 7);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a90707")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:169, green:7, blue:7, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:169 green:7 blue:7 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(169f, 7f, 7f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(169, 7, 7);
 

#a90707 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a90707 the same way. For those with color blindness, #a90707 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a90707 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a90707 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #a90707 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #a90707 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a90707 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 7.7:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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