What color is #A22746?

#A22746 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Warrior Queen. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A22746?

The RGB value is 162, 39, 70: 162 red, 39 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A22746?

The complementary color is #27A283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A22746?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A22746 color

#A22746 rgb(162, 39, 70)

Shades of red

The hex color #A22746 is a moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 63.5% red, 15.3% green and 27.5% blue (162, 39, 70).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 61% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 76% magenta, 57% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Warrior Queen (#A32D48), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.2:1).

#A22746 color codes

HEX	`#A22746`
RGB	`rgb(162, 39, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(63.5%, 15.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 61%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 76%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 76%, 57%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.07, 51.47, 12.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.07, 52.92, 13.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.733, 9.577, 6.761)`
Decimal	`10626886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A22746, 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 #A22746	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#A22746 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #A22746 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a22746; }
.text { color: #a22746; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a22746; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(162 39 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a22746, #a24627); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cardinal Red.

Questions

What color is #A22746?: #A22746 is a moderate rose, closest to the named color Warrior Queen. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A22746?: The RGB value is 162, 39, 70: 162 red, 39 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A22746?: The complementary color is #27A283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A22746?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.