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#A42E2D

#a42e2d ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a42e2d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 18.04% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.95% magenta, 72.56% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 0.5°, with 56.94% saturation and 40.98% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 0.72.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.1004

Complementary

  1. #a42e2d
  2. #2da3a4

Split complementary

  1. #a42e2d
  2. #2da469
  3. #2d68a4

Analogous

  1. #a42d68
  2. #a42e2d
  3. #a4692d

Triadic

  1. #a42e2d
  2. #2da42e
  3. #2e2da4

Tetradic

  1. #a42e2d
  2. #a3a42d
  3. #2da3a4
  4. #2e2da4

Square

  1. #a42e2d
  2. #68a42d
  3. #2da3a4
  4. #692da4

Monochromatic

  1. #2c0c0c
  2. #681d1d
  3. #a42e2d
  4. #cf504f
  5. #df8c8b

Shades

#a42e2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a42e2d
  2. #942929
  3. #832524
  4. #732020
  5. #621c1b
  6. #521717
  7. #421212
  8. #310e0e
  9. #210909
  10. #100505
  11. #000000

Tints

#a42e2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a42e2d
  2. #ad4342
  3. #b65857
  4. #bf6d6c
  5. #c88281
  6. #d29796
  7. #dbabab
  8. #e4c0c0
  9. #edd5d5
  10. #f6eaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a42e2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a42e2d
  2. #a03635
  3. #9d3e3e
  4. #994746
  5. #964f4e
  6. #925757
  7. #8e5f5f
  8. #8b6767
  9. #87706f
  10. #847878
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #595959 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e4b4b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #50492c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6d6329 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5012f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b402c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #87522b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae1b2e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a42e2d {
  color: #a42e2d;
}
Background
.bg-a42e2d {
  background-color: #a42e2d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a42e2d {
  border: 2px solid #a42e2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a42e2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 46 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 57% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a42e2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a42e2d, #a4692d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a42e2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 46 45 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 0.72 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 0.72 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.57 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.68 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 6.05 #960018 Carmine ΔE 6.17 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 6.19 #5bd1d2 Inverted #595959 Grayscale 

Brown
#a42e2d  rgb(164, 46, 45)  hsl(1, 57%, 41%)  Brown
#2da3a4  rgb(45, 163, 164)  hsl(181, 57%, 41%)  Verdigris
#2da42e  rgb(45, 164, 46)  hsl(121, 57%, 41%)  Islamic Green
#2e2da4  rgb(46, 45, 164)  hsl(241, 57%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue