All About Color #A42B23

#A42B23

About #A42B23

#A42B23 is a dark red color with the hex code #A42B23. In RGB it is red 164, green 43, blue 35; in HSL it is hue 4°, saturation 65%, lightness 39%; in CMYK it is 0%, 74%, 79%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 7.12:1 on white and 2.95:1 on black.

#A42B23 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA4, 2B, 23
CMYK0.00%, 73.78%, 78.66%, 35.69%
RGB Decimal164, 43, 35
HSL4°, 65%, 39%
RGB Octal244, 53, 43
HSV (HSB)3.72°, 78.66%, 64.31%
RGB Binary10100100, 101011, 100011
CIE-L*AB37.37, 48.73, 34.42
RGB Percent64.31%, 16.86%, 13.73%
CIE-L*CH37.37, 59.66, 35.23
XYZ16.48, 9.74, 2.60
CIE-L*UV37.37, 91.80, 22.44
xyY0.57, 0.34, 9.74
Hunter-Lab31.21, 39.61, 16.91
RYB64.31%, 17.07%, 13.73%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A42B23 on a dark background: contrast 2.95:1, fails WCAG AA.
#A42B23 on a light background: contrast 7.12:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A42B23, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A42B23 · #D9544A · #581713 · #239BA4 · #4ACFD9

Analogous palette

#A4239B · #A4235B · #A42B23 · #A46C23 · #9BA423

Triadic palette

#A42B23 · #23A42B · #2B23A4 · #D9544A · #4AD954

Tetradic palette

#A42B23 · #5BA423 · #239BA4 · #6C23A4 · #581713

Monochromatic palette

#260A08 · #651B15 · #A42B23 · #D6483D · #E3837D

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