Information about #A52E42 color

#A52E42 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A52E42 falls into the Red Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(165, 46, 66) — 64.7% red, 18% green, 25.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 47 / 39 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A52E42 reads as a confidently colored red and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vibe (#AC3142). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Filmpro Fire Red (#A5333C) and Bombshell (#AE2F3E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(165, 46, 66)), which gives #A52E42 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A52E42: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A52E42 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A52E42 color variations

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#A52E42 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 #A52E42

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

Vibe color link
Vibe

#AC3142

Bombshell color link
Bombshell

#AE2F3E

Crash Hot color link
Crash Hot

#AF2E40

Candy Floss color link
Candy Floss

#9F263D

Glitterbug color link
Glitterbug

#A92A37

StitchCraft color link
StitchCraft

#B02A3E

Roadster color link
Roadster

#9F2C37

Get Reddy color link
Get Reddy

#AD3539

Deep Carmine color link
Deep Carmine

#A9203E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A52E42
  • RGB165, 46, 66
  • CMYK0, 47, 39, 35
  • CSSrgb(165, 46, 66)
  • HSL350°, 56%, 41%
  • HSL Precise349.916°, 56.398%, 41.373%
  • HSV350°, 72%, 65%
  • HSB350°, 72%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.180, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.180, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.180, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA52E42
  • DECIMAL ID10825282
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01