#a22a2f

Color #a22a2f

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 3.88 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#a22a2f

RGB

rgb(162, 42, 47)

HSL

hsl(357.5, 58.8%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(357.5, 74.1%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 74.1%, 71%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(37.01, 48.96, 26.76)

LCH

lch(37.01, 55.8, 28.66)

OKLCH

oklch(47.6%, 0.156, 23.34)

HWB

hwb(357.5, 16.5%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2aa29d

Analogous

#a22a6b

#a22a2f

#a2612a

Triadic

#a22a2f

#2fa22a

#2a2fa2

Split-complementary

#a22a2f

#2aa261

#2a6ba2

Tetradic

#a22a2f

#a29d2a

#2aa29d

#2a2fa2

Square

#a22a2f

#6ba22a

#2aa29d

#612aa2

Shades

Color #a22a2f mixed toward black.

#872327

#6c1c1f

#511518

#360e10

#1b0708

Tints

Color #a22a2f mixed toward white.

#ca353b

#d55d62

#df8689

#eaaeb1

#f4d7d8

Tones

Color #a22a2f mixed toward gray.

#983438

#8e3e41

#84484b

#7a5254

#705c5d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.91:1

White text reads better on this background (7.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#807f2e · ΔE 44.3

Deuteranopia

#858b2e · ΔE 49

Tritanopia

#9f2d2d · ΔE 1.2

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 25.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a22a2f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a22a2f]

Related colors

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Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a22a2f (#a22a2f) is rgb(162, 42, 47) in RGB.

No, #a22a2f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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