All About Color #A8243E

#A8243E

About #A8243E

#A8243E is a medium red color with the hex code #A8243E. In RGB it is red 168, green 36, blue 62; in HSL it is hue 348°, saturation 65%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 0%, 79%, 63%, 34%. Its contrast ratio is 7.03:1 on white and 2.99:1 on black.

#A8243E Color Conversion

Hex tripletA8, 24, 3E
CMYK0.00%, 78.57%, 63.10%, 34.12%
RGB Decimal168, 36, 62
HSL348°, 65%, 40%
RGB Octal250, 44, 76
HSV (HSB)348.18°, 78.57%, 65.88%
RGB Binary10101000, 100100, 111110
CIE-L*AB37.72, 53.68, 18.50
RGB Percent65.88%, 14.12%, 24.31%
CIE-L*CH37.72, 56.78, 19.01
XYZ17.65, 9.93, 5.54
CIE-L*UV37.72, 91.86, 9.54
xyY0.53, 0.30, 9.93
Hunter-Lab31.52, 44.79, 11.63
RYB65.88%, 14.12%, 24.31%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A8243E on a dark background: contrast 2.99:1, fails WCAG AA.
#A8243E on a light background: contrast 7.03:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A8243E, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A8243E · #DA4E6A · #5D1422 · #24A88E · #4EDABE

Analogous palette

#8E24A8 · #A82481 · #A8243E · #A84B24 · #A88E24

Triadic palette

#A8243E · #3EA824 · #243EA8 · #DA4E6A · #6ADA4E

Tetradic palette

#A8243E · #81A824 · #24A88E · #4B24A8 · #5D1422

Monochromatic palette

#2A0910 · #691627 · #A8243E · #D7425F · #E48195

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