#a42c14

Color #a42c14

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 9.38 Nearest Tailwind class orange-800 #9f2d00 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#a42c14

RGB

rgb(164, 44, 20)

HSL

hsl(10, 78.3%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10, 87.8%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 73.2%, 87.8%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(37.38, 47.91, 42.22)

LCH

lch(37.38, 63.86, 41.39)

OKLCH

oklch(47.9%, 0.1602, 33.03)

HWB

hwb(10, 7.8%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#148ca4

Analogous

#a41444

#a42c14

#a47414

Triadic

#a42c14

#14a42c

#2c14a4

Split-complementary

#a42c14

#14a474

#1444a4

Tetradic

#a42c14

#8ca414

#148ca4

#2c14a4

Square

#a42c14

#44a414

#148ca4

#7414a4

Shades

Color #a42c14 mixed toward black.

#892511

#6d1d0d

#52160a

#370f07

#1b0703

Tints

Color #a42c14 mixed toward white.

#d5391a

#e75a3d

#ed836e

#f3ac9e

#f9d6cf

Tones

Color #a42c14 mixed toward gray.

#983420

#8c3c2c

#804438

#744c44

#685450

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.95:1

White text reads better on this background (7.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#82811c · ΔE 41.9

Deuteranopia

#878d1d · ΔE 46.2

Tritanopia

#a02122 · ΔE 5.9

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 26.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a42c14;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a42c14]

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Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#a42c14 (#a42c14) is rgb(164, 44, 20) in RGB.

No, #a42c14 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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