#A82442
A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.
About #A82442
At its core, #A82442 is a medium and moderate hue. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Brown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 168, 36, and 66.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. This specific hue requires a mix of 0% C, 79% M, 61% Y, and 34% K. The HSL representation is 346.4° hue, 64.7% saturation, and 40.0% lightness.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#A82442
RGB168, 36, 66
HSL346.4°, 64.7%, 40.0%
CMYK0%, 79%, 61%, 34%
HSV346.4°, 78.6%, 65.9%
LAB37.8, 53.9, 16.1
XYZ17.8, 10.0, 6.1
Decimal11019330
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
7.01:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
3.00:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
6.70:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.55:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #A82442;
}
.text-color {
color: #A82442;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #A82442;
}