#a50224

Color #a50224

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 8.81 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#a50224

RGB

rgb(165, 2, 36)

HSL

hsl(347.5, 97.6%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(347.5, 98.8%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 98.8%, 78.2%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(34.34, 58.28, 30.63)

LCH

lch(34.34, 65.84, 27.72)

OKLCH

oklch(45.7%, 0.1829, 21.66)

HWB

hwb(347.5, 0.8%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#02a583

Analogous

#a50275

#a50224

#a53102

Triadic

#a50224

#24a502

#0224a5

Split-complementary

#a50224

#02a531

#0275a5

Tetradic

#a50224

#a58302

#02a583

#0224a5

Square

#a50224

#75a502

#02a583

#3102a5

Shades

Color #a50224 mixed toward black.

#89021e

#6e0118

#520112

#37010c

#1b0006

Tints

Color #a50224 mixed toward white.

#dd0330

#fc1d4b

#fd5578

#fe8ea5

#fec6d2

Tones

Color #a50224 mixed toward gray.

#97102c

#8a1d34

#7c2b3c

#6f3844

#61464b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.63:1

White text reads better on this background (7.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7e1f · ΔE 49

Deuteranopia

#858c1d · ΔE 54.3

Tritanopia

#a11a19 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 26.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a50224;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a50224]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#a50224 (#a50224) is rgb(165, 2, 36) in RGB.

No, #a50224 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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