Palettes / Colors / #A70C19
#A70C19 — Vivid Red
#A70C19 is a red color we call Vivid Red, closest to the named color FireBrick (#B22222). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: firebrick (#B22222) — not an exact match. CSS firebrick gives you #B22222, a different color; use #A70C19 when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#A70C19 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #0CA79A; it also sits naturally between #A70C66 and #A74C0C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #A70C19 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 167, 12, 25 |
| HSL | 355°, 87%, 35% |
| HSV | 355°, 93%, 65% |
| CMYK | 0%, 93%, 85%, 35% |
| XYZ | 16.24, 8.55, 1.71 |
| Yxy | 8.55, 0.6128, 0.3225 |
| CIE-Lab | 35.10, 57.21, 37.98 |
| Hunter Lab | 29.24, 50.35, 15.99 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 65% · Green 5% · Blue 10%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 93% · Yellow 85% · Key 35%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #A70C19
.text { color: #A70C19; }
.background { background-color: #A70C19; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A70C19; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(167, 12, 25); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(355, 87%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A70C19; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(167, 12, 25, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A70C19; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(167, 12, 25, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#A70C19">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A70C19">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #0CA79A:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 7.75:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 2.71:1 Fails |
Best text color on #A70C19: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A70C19
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #A70C19: ·
How #A70C19 looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #A70C19 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #A70C19?
#A70C19 is Vivid Red, a red color (RGB 167, 12, 25). Its closest standard named color is FireBrick.
What is the RGB and HSL of #A70C19?
#A70C19 is RGB 167, 12, 25 — HSL 355°, 87%, 35% — CMYK 0%, 93%, 85%, 35%.
What colors go with #A70C19?
Its complement is #0CA79A; analogous partners are #A70C66 and #A74C0C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #A70C19 for text?
White text on #A70C19 has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.71:1.