All About Color #A42838

#A42838

About #A42838

#A42838 is a medium red color with the hex code #A42838. In RGB it is red 164, green 40, blue 56; in HSL it is hue 352°, saturation 61%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 76%, 66%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 7.14:1 on white and 2.94:1 on black.

#A42838 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA4, 28, 38
CMYK0.00%, 75.61%, 65.85%, 35.69%
RGB Decimal164, 40, 56
HSL352°, 61%, 40%
RGB Octal244, 50, 70
HSV (HSB)352.26°, 75.61%, 64.31%
RGB Binary10100100, 101000, 111000
CIE-L*AB37.29, 50.81, 21.58
RGB Percent64.31%, 15.69%, 21.96%
CIE-L*CH37.29, 55.20, 23.02
XYZ16.78, 9.70, 4.73
CIE-L*UV37.29, 88.58, 12.77
xyY0.54, 0.31, 9.70
Hunter-Lab31.14, 41.72, 12.79
RYB64.31%, 15.69%, 21.96%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A42838 on a dark background: contrast 2.94:1, fails WCAG AA.
#A42838 on a light background: contrast 7.14:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A42838, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #A42838. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#A42838 · #D55364 · #5A161F · #28A494 · #53D5C4

Analogous palette

#9428A4 · #A42877 · #A42838 · #A45528 · #A49428

Triadic palette

#A42838 · #38A428 · #2838A4 · #D55364 · #64D553

Tetradic palette

#A42838 · #77A428 · #28A494 · #5528A4 · #5A161F

Monochromatic palette

#290A0E · #671923 · #A42838 · #D24659 · #E18490

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