#A83316
A dark, vivid red closely aligning with Firebrick.
About #A83316
The hex code #A83316 represents a beautifully specific shade of red. Designers often compare it to the standard color Firebrick. In the RGB color space, it consists of 168 red, 51 green, and 22 blue.
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 70% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.
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. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#A83316
RGB168, 51, 22
HSL11.9°, 76.8%, 37.3%
CMYK0%, 70%, 87%, 34%
HSV11.9°, 86.9%, 65.9%
LAB39.2, 46.6, 43.1
XYZ17.5, 10.8, 1.9
Decimal11023126
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
6.67:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.15:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.37:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.68:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #A83316;
}
.text-color {
color: #A83316;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #A83316;
}