Information about #A8232A color
Basic facts about this digital color
#A8232A is a vivid, lively red that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Rambutan Red (#A72127). Nearby in the Register you will also find Upsdell Red (#AE2029) and Srinivasan Crimson (#A3252F).
In RGB terms — rgb(168, 35, 42) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A8232A background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A8232A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#A8232A color variations
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#A8232A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A8232A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A8232A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A8232A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A8232A 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 #A8232A color
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Nearest named colors to #A8232A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A72127
#AE2029
#A3252F
#A52A2A
#A62C2B
#AE1C28
#A71930
#A31F34
#A11A2E
#A62A20
#9D202F
#B22222
#A8232A color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A8232A
- RGB168, 35, 42
- CMYK0, 52, 49, 34
- CSSrgb(168, 35, 42)
- HSL357°, 66%, 40%
- HSL Precise356.842°, 65.517%, 39.804%
- HSV357°, 79%, 66%
- HSB357°, 79%, 66%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.137
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
- GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.137, 0.165)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.137, 0.165, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.137, 0.165)
- Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB13.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDA8232A
- DECIMAL ID11019050
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
