Information about #A8233E color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #A8233E reads as a energetic, saturated earthy red and 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 almost identical to Deep Carmine (#A9203E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are French Wine (#AC1E44) and Candy Floss (#9F263D).
The recipe behind #A8233E is rgb(168, 35, 62), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A8233E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 3.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#A8233E color variations
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#A8233E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A8233E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A8233E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A8233E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A8233E 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 #A8233E color
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Nearest named colors to #A8233E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A9203E
#AC1E44
#9F263D
#A92A37
#B02A3E
#A31F34
#9C2542
#AF2E40
#AE2F3E
#9F1D35
#B22234
#9F2C37
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A8233E
- RGB168, 35, 62
- CMYK0, 52, 42, 34
- CSSrgb(168, 35, 62)
- HSL348°, 66%, 40%
- HSL Precise347.82°, 65.517%, 39.804%
- HSV348°, 79%, 66%
- HSB348°, 79%, 66%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.137
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
- GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.137, 0.243)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.137, 0.243, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.137, 0.243)
- Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB13.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDA8233E
- DECIMAL ID11019070
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
