#a42e1d

Color #a42e1d

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 7.88 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#a42e1d

RGB

rgb(164, 46, 29)

HSL

hsl(7.6, 69.9%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(7.6, 82.3%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 72%, 82.3%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(37.73, 47.39, 38.07)

LCH

lch(37.73, 60.79, 38.78)

OKLCH

oklch(48.1%, 0.1571, 31.3)

HWB

hwb(7.6, 11.4%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1d93a4

Analogous

#a41d4f

#a42e1d

#a4711d

Triadic

#a42e1d

#1da42e

#2e1da4

Split-complementary

#a42e1d

#1da471

#1d4fa4

Tetradic

#a42e1d

#93a41d

#1d93a4

#2e1da4

Square

#a42e1d

#4fa41d

#1d93a4

#711da4

Shades

Color #a42e1d mixed toward black.

#882618

#6d1f13

#52170f

#370f0a

#1b0805

Tints

Color #a42e1d mixed toward white.

#d13b25

#df5e4b

#e78678

#efafa5

#f7d7d2

Tones

Color #a42e1d mixed toward gray.

#993628

#8d3f33

#82473f

#77504a

#6c5855

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.99:1

White text reads better on this background (7.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#828122 · ΔE 42.1

Deuteranopia

#878d23 · ΔE 46.5

Tritanopia

#a12526 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 26

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a42e1d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a42e1d]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Frequently asked questions

#a42e1d (#a42e1d) is rgb(164, 46, 29) in RGB.

No, #a42e1d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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