#A8243A
A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.
About #A8243A
Visually, #A8243A is defined as a moderate red. Its closest recognized web color is Brown. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(168, 36, 58).
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 79% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 350.0° hue, 64.7% saturation, and 40.0% lightness.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#A8243A
RGB168, 36, 58
HSL350.0°, 64.7%, 40.0%
CMYK0%, 79%, 65%, 34%
HSV350.0°, 78.6%, 65.9%
LAB37.6, 53.4, 20.9
XYZ17.5, 9.9, 5.0
Decimal11019322
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
7.05:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.98:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
6.74:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.53:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #A8243A;
}
.text-color {
color: #A8243A;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #A8243A;
}