Information about #A42603 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A maximally vivid earthy red, #A42603 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Burnt Red (#9F2305). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rust Red (#AA2704) and Strong Vermilion (#A82A00).
The recipe behind #A42603 is rgb(164, 38, 3), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A42603 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#A42603 color variations
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#A42603 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A42603 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A42603 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A42603 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A42603 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #A42603 color
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Nearest named colors to #A42603
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9F2305
#AA2704
#A82A00
#A81C07
#A81900
#A02712
#A81500
#922B05
#AF2413
#B21807
#A91101
#A41D19
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A42603
- RGB164, 38, 3
- CMYK0, 49, 63, 36
- CSSrgb(164, 38, 3)
- HSL13°, 96%, 33%
- HSL Precise13.043°, 96.407%, 32.745%
- HSV13°, 98%, 64%
- HSB13°, 98%, 64%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.149
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.012
- GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.149, 0.012)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.149, 0.012, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.149, 0.012)
- Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB14.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB1.2%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDA42603
- DECIMAL ID10757635
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
- Counting from2025-01-01



