What color is #A73435?

#A73435 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Desirable. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A73435?

The RGB value is 167, 52, 53: 167 red, 52 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A73435?

The complementary color is #34A7A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A73435?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A73435 color

#A73435 rgb(167, 52, 53)

Shades of red

The hex color #A73435 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.5% red, 20.4% green and 20.8% blue (167, 52, 53).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 53% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 69% magenta, 68% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Desirable (#A93435), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.59:1).

#A73435 color codes

HEX	`#A73435`
RGB	`rgb(167, 52, 53)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.5%, 20.4%, 20.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 53%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 69%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 69%, 68%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.46, 47.04, 26.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.46, 53.88, 29.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.809, 10.931, 4.54)`
Decimal	`10957877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A73435, 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 #A73435	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#A73435 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #A73435 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a73435; }
.text { color: #a73435; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a73435; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(167 52 53 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a73435, #a76c34); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #A73435?: #A73435 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Desirable. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A73435?: The RGB value is 167, 52, 53: 167 red, 52 green and 53 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A73435?: The complementary color is #34A7A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A73435?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.