#a42f28

Color #a42f28

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 2.86 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#a42f28

RGB

rgb(164, 47, 40)

HSL

hsl(3.4, 60.8%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(3.4, 75.6%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 71.3%, 75.6%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(37.99, 47.4, 32.19)

LCH

lch(37.99, 57.3, 34.18)

OKLCH

oklch(48.4%, 0.1544, 27.84)

HWB

hwb(3.4, 15.7%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#289da4

Analogous

#a4285f

#a42f28

#a46d28

Triadic

#a42f28

#28a42f

#2f28a4

Split-complementary

#a42f28

#28a46d

#285fa4

Tetradic

#a42f28

#9da428

#289da4

#2f28a4

Square

#a42f28

#5fa428

#289da4

#6d28a4

Shades

Color #a42f28 mixed toward black.

#892721

#6d1f1b

#521814

#37100d

#1b0807

Tints

Color #a42f28 mixed toward white.

#cd3b32

#d7625b

#e18984

#ebb1ad

#f5d8d6

Tones

Color #a42f28 mixed toward gray.

#9a3832

#8f413d

#854b47

#7b5451

#705d5c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.02:1

White text reads better on this background (6.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#82812a · ΔE 42.9

Deuteranopia

#878d2a · ΔE 47.4

Tritanopia

#a12b2b · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 25.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a42f28;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a42f28]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#a42f28 (#a42f28) is rgb(164, 47, 40) in RGB.

No, #a42f28 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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