What color is #A4372B?

#A4372B is a moderate red, closest to the named color Ketchup. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A4372B?

The RGB value is 164, 55, 43: 164 red, 55 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A4372B?

The complementary color is #2B98A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A4372B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A4372B color

#A4372B rgb(164, 55, 43)

Shades of brown

The hex color #A4372B is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 21.6% green and 16.9% blue (164, 55, 43).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 58% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 66% magenta, 74% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Ketchup (#9A382D), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.65:1).

#A4372B color codes

HEX	`#A4372B`
RGB	`rgb(164, 55, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(64.3%, 21.6%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 58%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 74%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 66%, 74%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.24, 44.22, 31.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.24, 54.49, 35.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.114, 10.802, 3.469)`
Decimal	`10762027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A4372B, 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 #A4372B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A4372B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	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 #A4372B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a4372b; }
.text { color: #a4372b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a4372b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(164 55 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a4372b, #a4742b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A4372B?: #A4372B is a moderate red, closest to the named color Ketchup. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A4372B?: The RGB value is 164, 55, 43: 164 red, 55 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A4372B?: The complementary color is #2B98A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A4372B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.16:1 and white text 6.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.