#a23737

Color #a23737

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 8.43 Nearest Tailwind class rose-700 #c70036 · ΔE 7.3

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Conversions

HEX

#a23737

RGB

rgb(162, 55, 55)

HSL

hsl(0, 49.3%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 66%, 63.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 66%, 66%, 36.5%)

LAB

lab(39.06, 44.17, 24.35)

LCH

lch(39.06, 50.44, 28.87)

OKLCH

oklch(49.2%, 0.1419, 23.95)

HWB

hwb(0, 21.6%, 36.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#37a2a2

Analogous

#a2376c

#a23737

#a26c37

Triadic

#a23737

#37a237

#3737a2

Split-complementary

#a23737

#37a26c

#376ca2

Tetradic

#a23737

#a2a237

#37a2a2

#3737a2

Square

#a23737

#6ca237

#37a2a2

#6c37a2

Shades

Color #a23737 mixed toward black.

#872e2e

#6c2525

#511b1b

#361212

#1b0909

Tints

Color #a23737 mixed toward white.

#c14949

#cd6d6d

#da9292

#e6b6b6

#f3dbdb

Tones

Color #a23737 mixed toward gray.

#994040

#904949

#875252

#7e5b5b

#756363

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.14:1

White text reads better on this background (6.69:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#828137 · ΔE 41.8

Deuteranopia

#868d37 · ΔE 46.8

Tritanopia

#9f3737 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 24.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a23737;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a23737]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#a23737 (#a23737) is rgb(162, 55, 55) in RGB.

No, #a23737 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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