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#A42F3A

#a42f3a ≈ Vivid Burgundy

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#a42f3a is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 18.43% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 71.34% magenta, 64.63% yellow and 35.69% black. Its hue angle is 354.36°, with 55.45% saturation and 41.37% 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 6.89:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Vivid Burgundy (#9f1d35), ΔE 3.28.

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Relative luminance0.1023

Complementary

  1. #a42f3a
  2. #2fa499

Split complementary

  1. #a42f3a
  2. #2fa45e
  3. #2f74a4

Analogous

  1. #a42f74
  2. #a42f3a
  3. #a45e2f

Triadic

  1. #a42f3a
  2. #3aa42f
  3. #2f3aa4

Tetradic

  1. #a42f3a
  2. #a4992f
  3. #2fa499
  4. #2f3aa4

Square

  1. #a42f3a
  2. #74a42f
  3. #2fa499
  4. #5e2fa4

Monochromatic

  1. #2d0d10
  2. #691e25
  3. #a42f3a
  4. #cd525e
  5. #de8e95

Shades

#a42f3a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a42f3a
  2. #942a34
  3. #83262e
  4. #732129
  5. #621c23
  6. #52181d
  7. #421317
  8. #310e11
  9. #21090c
  10. #100506
  11. #000000

Tints

#a42f3a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a42f3a
  2. #ad444e
  3. #b65961
  4. #bf6d75
  5. #c88289
  6. #d2979d
  7. #dbacb0
  8. #e4c1c4
  9. #edd5d8
  10. #f6eaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a42f3a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a42f3a
  2. #a03741
  3. #9d3f48
  4. #99474f
  5. #964f56
  6. #92585d
  7. #8e6064
  8. #8b686b
  9. #877072
  10. #847879
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5a5a5a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e4c4f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4f4a3a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c6337 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b40c34 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a413a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #865338 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ae1f36 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a42f3a {
  color: #a42f3a;
}
Background
.bg-a42f3a {
  background-color: #a42f3a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a42f3a {
  border: 2px solid #a42f3a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a42f3a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 47 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 354 55% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a42f3a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a42f3a, #a45e2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a42f3a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 47 58 / 0.35);
}

#9f1d35 Vivid Burgundy ΔE 3.28 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.61 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.61 #c41e3a Cardinal ΔE 5.85 #893f45 Cordovan ΔE 6.80 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 7.14 #960018 Carmine ΔE 8.04 #5bd0c5 Inverted #5a5a5a Grayscale 

Vivid Burgundy
#a42f3a  rgb(164, 47, 58)  hsl(354, 55%, 41%)  Vivid Burgundy
#2fa499  rgb(47, 164, 153)  hsl(174, 55%, 41%)  Persian Green
#3aa42f  rgb(58, 164, 47)  hsl(114, 55%, 41%)  Islamic Green
#2f3aa4  rgb(47, 58, 164)  hsl(234, 55%, 41%)  Egyptian Blue