Information about #A0423B color

#A0423B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A0423B falls into the Red Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(160, 66, 59) — 62.7% red, 25.9% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 37 / 40 / 37. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A0423B reads as a confidently colored earthy red and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Cincinnati (#A5403F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Hot August (#9A463B) and Terracotta Pink (#9B3D3D).

In RGB terms — rgb(160, 66, 59) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A0423B: 6.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A0423B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A0423B color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A0423B color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #A0423B

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Cincinnati color link
Cincinnati

#A5403F

Hot August color link
Hot August

#9A463B

Cognac color link
Cognac

#9A463D

Fusion color link
Fusion

#98463E

Afterburner color link
Afterburner

#983D39

Mojo color link
Mojo

#97463C

Whizz Bang color link
Whizz Bang

#A23A34

Kamikaze color link
Kamikaze

#A43F30

Chestnut color link
Chestnut

#954535

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A0423B
  • RGB160, 66, 59
  • CMYK0, 37, 40, 37
  • CSSrgb(160, 66, 59)
  • HSL4°, 46%, 43%
  • HSL Precise4.158°, 46.119%, 42.941%
  • HSV4°, 63%, 63%
  • HSB4°, 63%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.627, 0.259, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.627, 0.259, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.627, 0.259, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA0423B
  • DECIMAL ID10502715
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01