#A84242

A medium, moderate red closely aligning with Indianred.

About #A84242

When working with digital screens, the color #A84242 is rendered by mixing light. Designers often compare it to the standard color Indianred. In the RGB color space, it consists of 168 red, 66 green, and 66 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). The color uses 0% Cyan, 61% Magenta, 61% Yellow, and 34% Black. The HSL representation is 0.0° hue, 43.6% saturation, and 45.9% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. 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#A84242
RGB168, 66, 66
HSL0.0°, 43.6%, 45.9%
CMYK0%, 61%, 61%, 34%
HSV0.0°, 60.7%, 65.9%
LAB42.2, 42.0, 21.8
XYZ19.1, 12.6, 6.6
Decimal11027010

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.96:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.52:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.70:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.99:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A84242; }
.text-color { color: #A84242; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A84242; }

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