What color is #A82434?

#A82434 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Pompeian Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A82434?

The RGB value is 168, 36, 52: 168 red, 36 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A82434?

The complementary color is #24A898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A82434?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A82434 color

#A82434 rgb(168, 36, 52)

Shades of red

The hex color #A82434 is a moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 14.1% green and 20.4% blue (168, 36, 52).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 65% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 79% magenta, 69% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Pompeian Red (#A82A38), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#A82434 color codes

HEX	`#A82434`
RGB	`rgb(168, 36, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 14.1%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 65%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 79%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 79%, 69%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.55, 53.1, 24.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.55, 58.51, 24.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.401, 9.837, 4.231)`
Decimal	`11019316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A82434, 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 #A82434	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#A82434 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #A82434 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a82434; }
.text { color: #a82434; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a82434; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 36 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a82434, #a85624); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Auburn.

Questions

What color is #A82434?: #A82434 is a moderate red, closest to the named color Pompeian Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A82434?: The RGB value is 168, 36, 52: 168 red, 36 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A82434?: The complementary color is #24A898, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A82434?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.