All About Color #A42D2D

#A42D2D

About #A42D2D

#A42D2D is a medium red color with the hex code #A42D2D. In RGB it is red 164, green 45, blue 45; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 57%, lightness 41%; in CMYK it is 0%, 73%, 73%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 7.02:1 on white and 2.99:1 on black.

#A42D2D Color Conversion

Hex tripletA4, 2D, 2D
CMYK0.00%, 72.56%, 72.56%, 35.69%
RGB Decimal164, 45, 45
HSL0°, 57%, 41%
RGB Octal244, 55, 55
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 72.56%, 64.31%
RGB Binary10100100, 101101, 101101
CIE-L*AB37.77, 48.41, 28.97
RGB Percent64.31%, 17.65%, 17.65%
CIE-L*CH37.77, 56.41, 30.90
XYZ16.72, 9.96, 3.52
CIE-L*UV37.77, 88.75, 19.14
xyY0.55, 0.33, 9.96
Hunter-Lab31.56, 39.36, 15.47
RYB64.31%, 17.65%, 17.65%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A42D2D on a dark background: contrast 2.99:1, fails WCAG AA.
#A42D2D on a light background: contrast 7.02:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A42D2D, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A42D2D · #D25B5B · #5C1919 · #2DA4A4 · #5BD2D2

Analogous palette

#A42DA4 · #A42D69 · #A42D2D · #A4692D · #A4A42D

Triadic palette

#A42D2D · #2DA42D · #2D2DA4 · #D25B5B · #5BD25B

Tetradic palette

#A42D2D · #69A42D · #2DA4A4 · #692DA4 · #5C1919

Monochromatic palette

#2C0C0C · #681D1D · #A42D2D · #CF4F4F · #DF8B8B

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