#a42000

Color #a42000

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Dark Red #8b0000 · ΔE 11.01 Nearest Tailwind class orange-800 #9f2d00 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#a42000

RGB

rgb(164, 32, 0)

HSL

hsl(11.7, 100%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(11.7, 100%, 64.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 80.5%, 100%, 35.7%)

LAB

lab(35.85, 51.61, 49.07)

LCH

lch(35.85, 71.21, 43.55)

OKLCH

oklch(46.7%, 0.1712, 33.23)

HWB

hwb(11.7, 0%, 35.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0084a4

Analogous

#a40032

#a42000

#a47200

Triadic

#a42000

#00a420

#2000a4

Split-complementary

#a42000

#00a472

#0032a4

Tetradic

#a42000

#84a400

#0084a4

#2000a4

Square

#a42000

#32a400

#0084a4

#7200a4

Shades

Color #a42000 mixed toward black.

#891b00

#6d1500

#521000

#370b00

#1b0500

Tints

Color #a42000 mixed toward white.

#de2b00

#ff4518

#ff7452

#ffa28c

#ffd1c5

Tones

Color #a42000 mixed toward gray.

#97280e

#89311b

#7b3929

#6d4137

#604a44

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.79:1

White text reads better on this background (7.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#807f0b · ΔE 42.8

Deuteranopia

#868c0e · ΔE 47.2

Tritanopia

#a01214 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 27.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a42000;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a42000]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#a42000 (#a42000) is rgb(164, 32, 0) in RGB.

No, #a42000 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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