All About Color #A42E1E

#A42E1E

About #A42E1E

#A42E1E is a dark red color with the hex code #A42E1E. In RGB it is red 164, green 46, blue 30; in HSL it is hue 7°, saturation 69%, lightness 38%; in CMYK it is 0%, 72%, 82%, 36%. Its contrast ratio is 7.03:1 on white and 2.99:1 on black.

#A42E1E Color Conversion

Hex tripletA4, 2E, 1E
CMYK0.00%, 71.95%, 81.71%, 35.69%
RGB Decimal164, 46, 30
HSL7°, 69%, 38%
RGB Octal244, 56, 36
HSV (HSB)7.16°, 81.71%, 64.31%
RGB Binary10100100, 101110, 11110
CIE-L*AB37.73, 47.43, 37.55
RGB Percent64.31%, 18.04%, 11.76%
CIE-L*CH37.73, 60.49, 38.37
XYZ16.52, 9.94, 2.28
CIE-L*UV37.73, 90.94, 24.74
xyY0.57, 0.35, 9.94
Hunter-Lab31.53, 38.36, 17.79
RYB64.31%, 18.89%, 11.76%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A42E1E on a dark background: contrast 2.99:1, fails WCAG AA.
#A42E1E on a light background: contrast 7.03:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A42E1E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A42E1E · #DC5341 · #561810 · #1E94A4 · #41CADC

Analogous palette

#A41E94 · #A41E51 · #A42E1E · #A4711E · #94A41E

Triadic palette

#A42E1E · #1EA42E · #2E1EA4 · #DC5341 · #41DC53

Tetradic palette

#A42E1E · #51A41E · #1E94A4 · #711EA4 · #561810

Monochromatic palette

#220A06 · #631C12 · #A42E1E · #DA4834 · #E68275

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