#a5372d

Color #a5372d

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 5.39 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a5372d

RGB

rgb(165, 55, 45)

HSL

hsl(5, 57.1%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(5, 72.7%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 66.7%, 72.7%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(39.45, 44.67, 30.96)

LCH

lch(39.45, 54.35, 34.73)

OKLCH

oklch(49.5%, 0.1468, 28.69)

HWB

hwb(5, 17.6%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d9ba5

Analogous

#a52d5f

#a5372d

#a5732d

Triadic

#a5372d

#2da537

#372da5

Split-complementary

#a5372d

#2da573

#2d5fa5

Tetradic

#a5372d

#9ba52d

#2d9ba5

#372da5

Square

#a5372d

#5fa52d

#2d9ba5

#732da5

Shades

Color #a5372d mixed toward black.

#8a2e26

#6e251e

#531c17

#37120f

#1c0908

Tints

Color #a5372d mixed toward white.

#c9473b

#d46b62

#df9089

#eab5b0

#f4dad8

Tones

Color #a5372d mixed toward gray.

#9b3f37

#914841

#87504b

#7d5855

#73615f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.18:1

White text reads better on this background (6.59:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#848330 · ΔE 41.4

Deuteranopia

#898f30 · ΔE 46

Tritanopia

#a23232 · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 25.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a5372d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a5372d]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#a5372d (#a5372d) is rgb(165, 55, 45) in RGB.

No, #a5372d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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