#a23c29

Color #a23c29

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 9.28 Nearest Tailwind class orange-800 #9f2d00 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a23c29

RGB

rgb(162, 60, 41)

HSL

hsl(9.4, 59.6%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(9.4, 74.7%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 63%, 74.7%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(39.71, 41.14, 33.41)

LCH

lch(39.71, 53, 39.08)

OKLCH

oklch(49.6%, 0.1394, 32.61)

HWB

hwb(9.4, 16.1%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#298fa2

Analogous

#a22953

#a23c29

#a27829

Triadic

#a23c29

#29a23c

#3c29a2

Split-complementary

#a23c29

#29a278

#2953a2

Tetradic

#a23c29

#8fa229

#298fa2

#3c29a2

Square

#a23c29

#53a229

#298fa2

#7829a2

Shades

Color #a23c29 mixed toward black.

#873222

#6c281b

#511e15

#36140e

#1b0a07

Tints

Color #a23c29 mixed toward white.

#cb4b33

#d66f5c

#e09384

#eab7ad

#f5dbd6

Tones

Color #a23c29 mixed toward gray.

#984333

#8e4a3d

#845147

#7a5851

#705f5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.21:1

White text reads better on this background (6.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#82822e · ΔE 39.3

Deuteranopia

#878d30 · ΔE 43.2

Tritanopia

#9f3233 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 24.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a23c29;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a23c29]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#a23c29 (#a23c29) is rgb(162, 60, 41) in RGB.

No, #a23c29 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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