Information about #A8442B color

#A8442B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A8442B falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(168, 68, 43) — 65.9% red, 26.7% green, 16.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 39 / 49 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated earthy red, #A8442B carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Kamikaze (#A43F30). Slightly further away sit Rock Spray (#9D442D) and Birch Brown (#B14A30).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 68, 43) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A8442B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A8442B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A8442B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A8442B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Kamikaze color link
Kamikaze

#A43F30

Rock Spray color link
Rock Spray

#9D442D

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Sweet Brown color link
Sweet Brown

#A83731

Whizz Bang color link
Whizz Bang

#A23A34

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8442B
  • RGB168, 68, 43
  • CMYK0, 39, 49, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 68, 43)
  • HSL12°, 59%, 41%
  • HSL Precise12°, 59.242%, 41.373%
  • HSV12°, 74%, 66%
  • HSB12°, 74%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.267, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.267, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.267, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB26.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA8442B
  • DECIMAL ID11027499
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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