All About Color #A23E2A

#A23E2A

About #A23E2A

#A23E2A is a medium red color with the hex code #A23E2A. In RGB it is red 162, green 62, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 10°, saturation 59%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 62%, 74%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 6.44:1 on white and 3.26:1 on black.

#A23E2A Color Conversion

Hex tripletA2, 3E, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 61.73%, 74.07%, 36.47%
RGB Decimal162, 62, 42
HSL10°, 59%, 40%
RGB Octal242, 76, 52
HSV (HSB)10.00°, 74.07%, 63.53%
RGB Binary10100010, 111110, 101010
CIE-L*AB40.07, 40.25, 33.25
RGB Percent63.53%, 24.31%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH40.07, 52.21, 39.56
XYZ17.04, 11.29, 3.47
CIE-L*UV40.07, 77.31, 25.00
xyY0.54, 0.36, 11.29
Hunter-Lab33.61, 31.70, 17.40
RYB63.53%, 25.88%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A23E2A on a dark background: contrast 3.26:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#A23E2A on a light background: contrast 6.44:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A23E2A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A23E2A · #D36A55 · #592217 · #2A8EA2 · #55BED3

Analogous palette

#A22A8E · #A22A52 · #A23E2A · #A27A2A · #8EA22A

Triadic palette

#A23E2A · #2AA23E · #3E2AA2 · #D36A55 · #55D36A

Tetradic palette

#A23E2A · #52A22A · #2A8EA2 · #7A2AA2 · #592217

Monochromatic palette

#290F0A · #65271A · #A23E2A · #D05F49 · #E09485

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