All About Color #A23949

#A23949

About #A23949

#A23949 is a medium red color with the hex code #A23949. In RGB it is red 162, green 57, blue 73; in HSL it is hue 351°, saturation 48%, lightness 43%; in CMYK it is 0%, 65%, 55%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 6.53:1 on white and 3.22:1 on black.

#A23949 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA2, 39, 49
CMYK0.00%, 64.81%, 54.94%, 36.47%
RGB Decimal162, 57, 73
HSL351°, 48%, 43%
RGB Octal242, 71, 111
HSV (HSB)350.86°, 64.81%, 63.53%
RGB Binary10100010, 111001, 1001001
CIE-L*AB39.73, 44.59, 14.04
RGB Percent63.53%, 22.35%, 28.63%
CIE-L*CH39.73, 46.75, 17.47
XYZ17.57, 11.09, 7.52
CIE-L*UV39.73, 73.61, 7.79
xyY0.49, 0.31, 11.09
Hunter-Lab33.30, 35.89, 9.92
RYB63.53%, 22.35%, 28.63%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A23949 on a dark background: contrast 3.22:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#A23949 on a light background: contrast 6.53:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A23949, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A23949 · #CB6C7A · #5E212A · #39A292 · #6CCBBD

Analogous palette

#9239A2 · #A2397D · #A23949 · #A25E39 · #A29239

Triadic palette

#A23949 · #49A239 · #3949A2 · #CB6C7A · #7ACB6C

Tetradic palette

#A23949 · #7DA239 · #39A292 · #5E39A2 · #5E212A

Monochromatic palette

#311116 · #6A252F · #A23949 · #C76070 · #DB99A3

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