#a52015

Color #a52015

A vivid, highly saturated dark red.

Closest named color Firebrick #b22222 · ΔE 5.68 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#a52015

RGB

rgb(165, 32, 21)

HSL

hsl(4.6, 77.4%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.6, 87.3%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 80.6%, 87.3%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(36.16, 52.25, 40.81)

LCH

lch(36.16, 66.3, 37.99)

OKLCH

oklch(47%, 0.1702, 29.7)

HWB

hwb(4.6, 8.2%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#159aa5

Analogous

#a51552

#a52015

#a56815

Triadic

#a52015

#15a520

#2015a5

Split-complementary

#a52015

#15a568

#1552a5

Tetradic

#a52015

#9aa515

#159aa5

#2015a5

Square

#a52015

#52a515

#159aa5

#6815a5

Shades

Color #a52015 mixed toward black.

#8a1b12

#6e150e

#53100b

#370b07

#1c0504

Tints

Color #a52015 mixed toward white.

#d5291b

#e74c3f

#ed796f

#f3a69f

#f9d2cf

Tones

Color #a52015 mixed toward gray.

#992a21

#8d342d

#813f39

#754945

#695351

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.82:1

White text reads better on this background (7.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#818018 · ΔE 44.5

Deuteranopia

#878d19 · ΔE 49

Tritanopia

#a11a1b · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 26.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #a52015;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a52015]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#a52015 (#a52015) is rgb(165, 32, 21) in RGB.

No, #a52015 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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