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#A23A46

#a23a46 ≈ Vivid Burgundy

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a23a46 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.53% red, 22.75% green and 27.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 64.2% magenta, 56.79% yellow and 36.47% black. Its hue angle is 353.08°, with 47.27% saturation and 43.14% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.5:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Burgundy (#9f1d35), ΔE 5.05.

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Relative luminance0.1115

Complementary

  1. #a23a46
  2. #3aa296

Split complementary

  1. #a23a46
  2. #3aa262
  3. #3a7aa2

Analogous

  1. #a23a7a
  2. #a23a46
  3. #a2623a

Triadic

  1. #a23a46
  2. #46a23a
  3. #3a46a2

Tetradic

  1. #a23a46
  2. #a2963a
  3. #3aa296
  4. #3a46a2

Square

  1. #a23a46
  2. #7aa23a
  3. #3aa296
  4. #623aa2

Monochromatic

  1. #311215
  2. #6a262e
  3. #a23a46
  4. #c7626d
  5. #db9aa2

Shades

#a23a46 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a23a46
  2. #92343f
  3. #822e38
  4. #712931
  5. #61232a
  6. #511d23
  7. #41171c
  8. #311115
  9. #200c0e
  10. #100607
  11. #000000

Tints

#a23a46 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a23a46
  2. #ab4e59
  3. #b5616b
  4. #be757e
  5. #c78990
  6. #d19da3
  7. #dab0b5
  8. #e3c4c8
  9. #ecd8da
  10. #f6ebed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a23a46 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a23a46
  2. #9f414c
  3. #9b4852
  4. #984f57
  5. #94565d
  6. #915d63
  7. #8e6469
  8. #8a6b6f
  9. #877274
  10. #83797a
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5e5e5e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f5255 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #535046 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6e6643 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1273f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7b4846 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #865844 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ab2f42 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a23a46 {
  color: #a23a46;
}
Background
.bg-a23a46 {
  background-color: #a23a46;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a23a46 {
  border: 2px solid #a23a46;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a23a46;
  --color-primary-rgb: 162 58 70;
  --color-primary-hsl: 353 47% 43%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a23a46 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a23a46, #a2623a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a23a46 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(162 58 70 / 0.35);
}

#9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 5.05 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 5.28 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 7.11 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 7.38 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 7.38 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 8.81 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 9.21 #5dc5b9 Inverted #5e5e5e Grayscale 

Vivid Burgundy
#a23a46  rgb(162, 58, 70)  hsl(353, 47%, 43%)  Vivid Burgundy
#3aa296  rgb(58, 162, 150)  hsl(173, 47%, 43%)  Persian Green
#46a23a  rgb(70, 162, 58)  hsl(113, 47%, 43%)  Islamic Green
#3a46a2  rgb(58, 70, 162)  hsl(233, 47%, 43%)  Cobalt Blue