#a22e25

Color #a22e25

A moderately saturated dark red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 3.79 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#a22e25

RGB

rgb(162, 46, 37)

HSL

hsl(4.3, 62.8%, 39%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.3, 77.2%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 71.6%, 77.2%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(37.43, 47, 33.21)

LCH

lch(37.43, 57.55, 35.24)

OKLCH

oklch(47.9%, 0.1536, 28.63)

HWB

hwb(4.3, 14.5%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2599a2

Analogous

#a2255a

#a22e25

#a26c25

Triadic

#a22e25

#25a22e

#2e25a2

Split-complementary

#a22e25

#25a26c

#255aa2

Tetradic

#a22e25

#99a225

#2599a2

#2e25a2

Square

#a22e25

#5aa225

#2599a2

#6c25a2

Shades

Color #a22e25 mixed toward black.

#87261f

#6c1f19

#511712

#360f0c

#1b0806

Tints

Color #a22e25 mixed toward white.

#cc3a2f

#d86056

#e28780

#ecafab

#f5d7d5

Tones

Color #a22e25 mixed toward gray.

#97372f

#8d403a

#834944

#78524f

#6e5b59

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.95:1

White text reads better on this background (7.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#807f27 · ΔE 42.4

Deuteranopia

#858c28 · ΔE 47.3

Tritanopia

#9f292a · ΔE 2.8

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 25.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a22e25;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a22e25]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Frequently asked questions

#a22e25 (#a22e25) is rgb(162, 46, 37) in RGB.

No, #a22e25 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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