HEX Color #A04950 (Indianred)

About #A04950

The hex code #A04950 represents a beautifully specific shade of red. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Indianred. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 160, 73, and 80.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. Its ink density profile breaks down to 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 50% yellow, and 37% black. The HSL representation is 355.2° hue, 37.3% saturation, and 45.7% lightness.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A04950

RGB160, 73, 80

HSL355.2°, 37.3%, 45.7%

CMYK0%, 54%, 50%, 37%

HSV355.2°, 54.4%, 62.7%

LAB42.5, 36.8, 13.4

XYZ18.3, 12.8, 9.1

Decimal10504528

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A04950 #49A099

Analogous

#A0497B #A06D49

Triadic

#50A049 #494FA0

Tetradic

#7BA049 #49A099 #6D49A0

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A04950

#AA5D63

#B57176

#BF858A

#CA999D

#D4AEB1

#DFC2C4

#E9D6D8

#F4EAEB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A04950

#8E4047

#7C383E

#6A3035

#58282C

#472023

#35181A

#231011

#110808

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.89:1

Text on #FFFFFF

AA

3.56:1

Text on #000000

AA Large

5.63:1

Text on #F8FAFC

AA

3.03:1

Text on #0F172A

AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A04950; }

.text-color { color: #A04950; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A04950; }

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