All About Color #A4282A

#A4282A

About #A4282A

#A4282A is a medium red color with the hex code #A4282A. In RGB it is red 164, green 40, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 359°, saturation 61%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 76%, 74%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 7.20:1 on white and 2.92:1 on black.

#A4282A Color Conversion

Hex tripletA4, 28, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 75.61%, 74.39%, 35.69%
RGB Decimal164, 40, 42
HSL359°, 61%, 40%
RGB Octal244, 50, 52
HSV (HSB)359.03°, 75.61%, 64.31%
RGB Binary10100100, 101000, 101010
CIE-L*AB37.07, 50.09, 29.98
RGB Percent64.31%, 15.69%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH37.07, 58.37, 30.90
XYZ16.49, 9.58, 3.17
CIE-L*UV37.07, 91.99, 19.15
xyY0.56, 0.33, 9.58
Hunter-Lab30.95, 40.94, 15.59
RYB64.31%, 15.69%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A4282A on a dark background: contrast 2.92:1, fails WCAG AA.
#A4282A on a light background: contrast 7.20:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A4282A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A4282A · #D55355 · #5A1617 · #28A4A2 · #53D5D3

Analogous palette

#A228A4 · #A42868 · #A4282A · #A46428 · #A4A228

Triadic palette

#A4282A · #2AA428 · #282AA4 · #D55355 · #55D553

Tetradic palette

#A4282A · #68A428 · #28A4A2 · #6428A4 · #5A1617

Monochromatic palette

#290A0A · #67191A · #A4282A · #D24649 · #E18485

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