#A40000 Hex Color

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Color Name

Dark Candy Apple Red

Hex Color Code

#A40000

RGB Color Code

RGB(164, 0, 0)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 100.0%, 100.0%, 35.7%

Color Family (Hue)

Red

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#A40000 Dark Candy Apple Red Color - Color codes and meaning | Matching colors and paints

What color is A40000?

The color name for #A40000 is Dark Candy Apple Red and is belongs to the Red color family (hue). The RGB color code for color number #A40000 is RGB(164, 0, 0). In the RGB color model, #A40000 has a red value of 164, a green value of 0, and a blue value of 0. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 100.0% magenta, 100.0% yellow, and 35.7% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 0° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 32.2 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #A40000 has a hue of 0° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 64.3 % brightness/value.

Color A40000 is cool or warm?

Color A40000 is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #A40000? (For interior and product design)

A40000 has an LRV of nearly 7.9. By LRV value, it is a dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#A40000

LRV 7.9

Light Color

Compare LRV 7.9 of #A40000 with dark and light color

Is #A40000 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color A40000 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #A40000 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #A40000

Hex triplet: #A40000
Red: A4
Green: 00
Blue: 00

RGBA / RGB rgb(164, 0, 0)

Red: 164 (64.3%)
Green: 0 (0.0%)
Blue: 0 (0.0%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 100.00%
Yellow: 100.00%
Key: 35.69%

HSL hsl(0deg, 100.0 %, 32.2 %)

Hue: 0°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Lightness: 32.16 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 0°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Brightness / Value: 64.31 %

RYB ryb(255, 91, 91)

Red: 255 (100.0%)
Yellow: 91 (35.7%)
Blue: 91 (35.7%)

HWB

Hue: 0°
Whiteness: 0.00 %
Blackness: 35.69 %

CMY

Cyan: 35.69%
Magenta: 100.00%
Yellow: 100.00%

XYZ

X: 15.31
Y: 7.89
Z: 0.72

YXY

Y1: 7.89
X: 0.64
Y2: 0.33

CIE-Lab

L: 33.76
A: 57.57
B: 47.96

CIE-Lch

L: 33.76
C: 74.93
H: 39.79

CIE-Luv

L: 33.76
U: 111.01
V: 23.94

Hunter-Lab

L: 28.09
A: 48.11
B: 18.15

Other

LRV: ~ 7.9 %
Munsell Color System: 0.2YR 3.2/16.1

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #A40000

These are the named colors closest to hex A40000, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#A40000 Color Dark Candy Apple Red

100.00% match | ΔE 0.00

#A91101 Color Turkey Red

98.20% match | ΔE 1.80

#990000 Color Crimson Red

97.81% match | ΔE 2.19

#A81C07 Color Rufous

97.59% match | ΔE 2.41

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to A40000.

#BB0000 Color BS 04-E-56 - Carnival Red

95.41% match | ΔE 4.59

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to A40000.

#AD2B10 Color RAL 040 40 67 - China Red

95.14% match | ΔE 4.86

#A5311A Color RAL 040 40 60 - Copper Red

94.90% match | ΔE 5.10

#9D3D27 Color RAL 040 40 50 - Henna Red

92.39% match | ΔE 7.61

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to A40000.

#AF231C Color PANTONE 2350 C

95.02% match | ΔE 4.98

#9A3324 Color PANTONE 484 C

93.76% match | ΔE 6.24

#963821 Color PANTONE 174 C

93.21% match | ΔE 6.79

#BA0020 Color PANTONE 3517 C

92.76% match | ΔE 7.24

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to A40000.

#A72920 Color RAL 3000 - Flame Red

94.82% match | ΔE 5.18

#BB1E10 Color RAL 3020 - Traffic Red

94.31% match | ΔE 5.69

#9B2321 Color RAL 3002 - Carmine Red

94.02% match | ΔE 5.98

#9B2423 Color RAL 3001 - Signal Red

93.54% match | ΔE 6.46

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to A40000.

#B31A23 Color PANTONE 18-1553 TCX - Adrenaline Rush

93.18% match | ΔE 6.82

#A23C26 Color PANTONE 18-1355 TCX - Rooibos Tea

92.66% match | ΔE 7.34

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#AE0C00 Color Mordant red 19

97.58% match | ΔE 2.42

#B21807 Color Tomato Sauce

96.37% match | ΔE 3.63

Paint color for Hex #A40000

These are the real paint colors closest to hex A40000 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from A40000 once it is on a wall.

Benjamin Moore

Hex color A40000 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #A40000 to Benjamin Moore

#990A14 Color Heritage Red (HC-181)

95.33% match | ΔE 4.67

#A33A2D Color Smoldering Red (2007-10)

92.08% match | ΔE 7.92

#9D3D2D Color Merlot Red (2006-10)

91.81% match | ΔE 8.19

#A0372F Color Deep Rose (2004-10)

91.71% match | ΔE 8.29

Valspar

Hex color A40000 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #A40000 to Valspar

#93161F Color Quite Red (1011-3)

92.40% match | ΔE 7.60

#A23D28 Color Cinnamon Sunset (V008-3)

92.37% match | ΔE 7.63

#942425 Color Fabulous Red (1011-2)

92.26% match | ΔE 7.74

#8F3028 Color Dante's Cardigan (M251)

91.97% match | ΔE 8.03

Sherwin Williams

Hex color A40000 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #A40000 to Sherwin Williams

#9E3E33 Color Chinese Red (SW 0057)

90.74% match | ΔE 9.26

#93402F Color Brick Paver (SW 7599)

90.69% match | ΔE 9.31

#A13B34 Color Rave Red (SW 6608)

90.60% match | ΔE 9.40

#A43834 Color Tanager (SW 6601)

90.55% match | ΔE 9.45

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color A40000 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #A40000 to Dunn-Edwards

#B33234 Color Red Contrast (DEA 106)

90.03% match | ΔE 9.97

#AC3235 Color Red Ink (DEA 151)

89.97% match | ΔE 10.03

#BC3033 Color Hot Jazz (DEA 107)

89.61% match | ΔE 10.39

#A8453B Color Red Revival (DEA 154)

88.89% match | ΔE 11.11

Behr

Hex color A40000 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #A40000 to Behr

#A04039 Color Fire Cracker (PPU2-16)

89.43% match | ΔE 10.57

#BE3C37 Color Flirt Alert (P150-7)

88.55% match | ΔE 11.45

#96453B Color Morocco Red (PPU2-17)

88.51% match | ΔE 11.49

#954A3D Color Smokin Hot (MQ1-24)

87.75% match | ΔE 12.25

PPG Paints

Hex color A40000 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #A40000 to PPG Paints

#AA423A Color Rum Punch (PPG1190-7)

89.15% match | ΔE 10.85

#A4493D Color Rum Raisin (PPG1064-7)

88.31% match | ΔE 11.69

#A0403E Color Burning Bush (PPG1057-7)

88.13% match | ΔE 11.87

#A34A3E Color Rojo Colonial (PPG13-15)

88.06% match | ΔE 11.94

Farrow & Ball

Hex color A40000 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #A40000 to Farrow & Ball

#AE5042 Color Harissa (9916)

86.59% match | ΔE 13.41

#BA4845 Color Romesco (CB4)

85.92% match | ΔE 14.08

#A75346 Color Bamboozle (304)

85.83% match | ΔE 14.17

#9C4547 Color Incarnadine (248)

85.64% match | ΔE 14.36

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

View more Dark Candy Apple Red - #A40000 color palettes and coordinating colors

0B0000

3E0000

710000

A40000

D70000

FF0B0B

FF3E3E

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

A400A4

A40052

A40000

A45200

A4A400

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

A40000

00A400

0000A4

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

A40000

52A400

00A4A4

5200A4

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

A40000

AD1919

B63333

BF4C4C

C86666

D17F7F

DA9999

E3B2B2

ECCCCC

F5E5E5

FFFFFF

Dark Candy Apple Red - #A40000 Tints

A40000

930000

830000

720000

620000

520000

410000

310000

200000

100000

000000

Dark Candy Apple Red - #A40000 Shades

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Complementary / Opposite Color

#A40000

Dark Candy Apple Red

#00A4A4

Blue Green (Munsell)*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of Dark Candy Apple Red - #A40000?

Color that best contrast with Dark Candy Apple Red - #A40000 is #00A4A4, color name is Blue Green (Munsell)*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.