#a53a2e

Color #a53a2e

A moderately saturated medium red.

Closest named color Brown #a52a2a · ΔE 6.77 Nearest Tailwind class red-800 #9f0712 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#a53a2e

RGB

rgb(165, 58, 46)

HSL

hsl(6.1, 56.4%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.1, 72.1%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 64.8%, 72.1%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(39.96, 43.39, 30.96)

LCH

lch(39.96, 53.3, 35.51)

OKLCH

oklch(49.9%, 0.1436, 29.44)

HWB

hwb(6.1, 18%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2e99a5

Analogous

#a52e5d

#a53a2e

#a5762e

Triadic

#a53a2e

#2ea53a

#3a2ea5

Split-complementary

#a53a2e

#2ea576

#2e5da5

Tetradic

#a53a2e

#99a52e

#2e99a5

#3a2ea5

Square

#a53a2e

#5da52e

#2e99a5

#762ea5

Shades

Color #a53a2e mixed toward black.

#8a3026

#6e271f

#531d17

#37130f

#1c0a08

Tints

Color #a53a2e mixed toward white.

#c94b3c

#d46f63

#de938a

#e9b7b1

#f4dbd8

Tones

Color #a53a2e mixed toward gray.

#9b4238

#914a42

#87524c

#7d5a56

#736260

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.24:1

White text reads better on this background (6.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#848331 · ΔE 40.6

Deuteranopia

#898f32 · ΔE 45.1

Tritanopia

#a23434 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #a53a2e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#a53a2e]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#a53a2e (#a53a2e) is rgb(165, 58, 46) in RGB.

No, #a53a2e 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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