#A83333

A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Brown.

About #A83333

When working with digital screens, the color #A83333 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Brown. Its digital footprint relies on 168 parts red, 51 parts green, and 51 parts blue light.

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 70% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Contrast ratios determine whether this color is safe for typography. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #FFFFFF text provides the most optimal reading experience. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A83333
RGB168, 51, 51
HSL0.0°, 53.4%, 42.9%
CMYK0%, 70%, 70%, 34%
HSV0.0°, 69.6%, 65.9%
LAB39.5, 47.7, 27.5
XYZ17.9, 10.9, 4.3
Decimal11023155

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.59:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.19:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.30:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.71:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A83333; }
.text-color { color: #A83333; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A83333; }

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