What color is #A42E41?

#A42E41 is a moderate red known as Radish. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Radish?

The RGB value is 164, 46, 65: 164 red, 46 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Radish?

The complementary color is #2EA491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A42E41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Radish color: hex code #A42E41

#A42E41 rgb(164, 46, 65)

Shades of red

Radish has the hex code #A42E41. It is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 18% green and 25.5% blue (164, 46, 65).

Its hue angle is 350°, with 56% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 60% yellow and 36% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

Radish (#A42E41) color codes

HEX	`#A42E41`
RGB	`rgb(164, 46, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 18%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(350, 56%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(350, 72%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 72%, 60%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.25, 49.2, 17.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.25, 52.1, 19.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.243, 10.231, 6.067)`
Decimal	`10759745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Radish, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A42E41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A42E41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A42E41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a42e41; }
.text { color: #a42e41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a42e41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 46 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a42e41, #a4562e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

See #A42E41 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A42E41?: #A42E41 is a moderate red known as Radish. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Radish?: The RGB value is 164, 46, 65: 164 red, 46 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Radish?: The complementary color is #2EA491, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A42E41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.