All About Color #A4271E

#A4271E

About #A4271E

#A4271E is a dark red color with the hex code #A4271E. In RGB it is red 164, green 39, blue 30; in HSL it is hue 4°, saturation 69%, lightness 38%; in CMYK it is 0%, 76%, 82%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 7.27:1 on white and 2.89:1 on black.

#A4271E Color Conversion

Hex tripletA4, 27, 1E
CMYK0.00%, 76.22%, 81.71%, 35.69%
RGB Decimal164, 39, 30
HSL4°, 69%, 38%
RGB Octal244, 47, 36
HSV (HSB)4.03°, 81.71%, 64.31%
RGB Binary10100100, 100111, 11110
CIE-L*AB36.81, 49.98, 36.65
RGB Percent64.31%, 15.29%, 11.76%
CIE-L*CH36.81, 61.97, 36.25
XYZ16.27, 9.44, 2.19
CIE-L*UV36.81, 94.76, 23.12
xyY0.58, 0.34, 9.44
Hunter-Lab30.72, 40.78, 17.27
RYB64.31%, 15.55%, 11.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A4271E on a dark background: contrast 2.89:1, fails WCAG AA.
#A4271E on a light background: contrast 7.27:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A4271E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A4271E · #DC4C41 · #561510 · #1E9BA4 · #41D2DC

Analogous palette

#A41E9B · #A41E58 · #A4271E · #A46A1E · #9BA41E

Triadic palette

#A4271E · #1EA427 · #271EA4 · #DC4C41 · #41DC4C

Tetradic palette

#A4271E · #58A41E · #1E9BA4 · #6A1EA4 · #561510

Monochromatic palette

#220806 · #631812 · #A4271E · #DA3F34 · #E67D75

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