Close to Cranberry
#A3003A
#A3003A is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Cranberry. In RGB it’s made of 63.9% red, 0% green, and 22.7% blue. Its hue is 339°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #A3003A.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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2.62:1 FailThis color as text on white
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2.62:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A3003A as they’d see it.
#A3003A in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #A3003A
What color is #A3003A?
#A3003A is a dark, vivid pink, close to the color Cranberry. In RGB it’s made of 63.9% red, 0% green, and 22.7% blue. Its hue is 339°, with 100% saturation and 32% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #A3003A in RGB?
#A3003A is rgb(163, 0, 58): 163 red, 0 green, and 58 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A3003A in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 100, 64, 36). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A3003A?
PANTONE 215 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A3003A?
Its complement #0B5C3B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.