#a22524

Color #a22524

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 2.41 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a22524

RGB

rgb(162, 37, 36)

HSL

hsl(0.5, 63.6%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0.5, 77.8%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 77.2%, 77.8%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(36.24, 50.22, 32.51)

LCH

lch(36.24, 59.82, 32.92)

OKLCH

oklch(47%, 0.1616, 26.37)

HWB

hwb(0.5, 14.1%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#24a1a2

Analogous

#a22462

#a22524

#a26424

Triadic

#a22524

#24a225

#2524a2

Split-complementary

#a22524

#24a264

#2462a2

Tetradic

#a22524

#a1a224

#24a1a2

#2524a2

Square

#a22524

#62a224

#24a1a2

#6424a2

Shades

Color #a22524 mixed toward black.

#871f1e

#6c1918

#511312

#360c0c

#1b0606

Tints

Color #a22524 mixed toward white.

#cc2f2d

#d95655

#e3807f

#ecaaaa

#f6d5d4

Tones

Color #a22524 mixed toward gray.

#972f2f

#8d3a39

#824443

#784e4e

#6d5958

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.43:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.83:1

White text reads better on this background (7.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7f7e24 · ΔE 44.3

Deuteranopia

#858b24 · ΔE 49.1

Tritanopia

#9e2424 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 25.9

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #a22524;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a22524]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#a22524 (#a22524) is rgb(162, 37, 36) in RGB.

No, #a22524 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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