#A82C0F

A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.

About #A82C0F

The hex code #A82C0F represents a beautifully specific shade of red. Designers often compare it to the standard color Firebrick. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 168, 44, and 15.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 74% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A82C0F
RGB168, 44, 15
HSL11.4°, 83.6%, 35.9%
CMYK0%, 74%, 91%, 34%
HSV11.4°, 91.1%, 65.9%
LAB38.1, 49.1, 45.3
XYZ17.1, 10.2, 1.5
Decimal11021327

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.93:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.03:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.62:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.58:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A82C0F; }
.text-color { color: #A82C0F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A82C0F; }

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