What color is #A04039?

#A04039 is a desaturated red known as Rusty Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Rusty Heart?

The RGB value is 160, 64, 57: 160 red, 64 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Rusty Heart?

The complementary color is #3999A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A04039?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Rusty Heart color: hex code #A04039

#A04039 rgb(160, 64, 57)

Shades of red

Rusty Heart has the hex code #A04039. It is a desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 62.7% red, 25.1% green and 22.4% blue (160, 64, 57).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 47% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 60% magenta, 64% yellow and 37% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

Rusty Heart (#A04039) color codes

HEX	`#A04039`
RGB	`rgb(160, 64, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(62.7%, 25.1%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 47%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 64%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 60%, 64%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.31, 39.39, 24.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.31, 46.45, 32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.071, 11.438, 5.179)`
Decimal	`10502201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Rusty Heart, 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 #A04039	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A04039 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #A04039 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a04039; }
.text { color: #a04039; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a04039; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(160 64 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a04039, #a07339); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chestnut.

See #A04039 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #A04039?: #A04039 is a desaturated red known as Rusty Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Rusty Heart?: The RGB value is 160, 64, 57: 160 red, 64 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Rusty Heart?: The complementary color is #3999A0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A04039?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.