#A03A42

A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.

About #A03A42

Visually, #A03A42 is defined as a moderate red. Its closest recognized web color is Brown. Its digital footprint relies on 160 parts red, 58 parts green, and 66 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 64% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 355.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the red spectrum.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A03A42
RGB160, 58, 66
HSL355.3°, 46.8%, 42.7%
CMYK0%, 64%, 59%, 37%
HSV355.3°, 63.8%, 62.7%
LAB39.4, 42.9, 17.9
XYZ17.0, 10.9, 6.4
Decimal10500674

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.61:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.18:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.31:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.70:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A03A42; }
.text-color { color: #A03A42; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A03A42; }

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