All About Color #A22E2A

#A22E2A

About #A22E2A

#A22E2A is a medium red color with the hex code #A22E2A. In RGB it is red 162, green 46, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 2°, saturation 59%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 72%, 74%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 7.09:1 on white and 2.96:1 on black.

#A22E2A Color Conversion

Hex tripletA2, 2E, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 71.60%, 74.07%, 36.47%
RGB Decimal162, 46, 42
HSL2°, 59%, 40%
RGB Octal242, 56, 52
HSV (HSB)2.00°, 74.07%, 63.53%
RGB Binary10100010, 101110, 101010
CIE-L*AB37.49, 47.22, 30.34
RGB Percent63.53%, 18.04%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH37.49, 56.13, 32.72
XYZ16.30, 9.80, 3.22
CIE-L*UV37.49, 87.19, 20.28
xyY0.56, 0.33, 9.80
Hunter-Lab31.31, 38.11, 15.81
RYB63.53%, 18.09%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A22E2A on a dark background: contrast 2.96:1, fails WCAG AA.
#A22E2A on a light background: contrast 7.09:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A22E2A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A22E2A · #D35955 · #591917 · #2A9EA2 · #55CFD3

Analogous palette

#A22A9E · #A22A62 · #A22E2A · #A26A2A · #9EA22A

Triadic palette

#A22E2A · #2AA22E · #2E2AA2 · #D35955 · #55D359

Tetradic palette

#A22E2A · #62A22A · #2A9EA2 · #6A2AA2 · #591917

Monochromatic palette

#290B0A · #651D1A · #A22E2A · #D04D49 · #E08885

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