Information about #A23835 color

#A23835 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A23835 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(162, 56, 53) — 63.5% red, 22% green, 20.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 42 / 43 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A23835 reads as a confidently colored earthy 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 almost identical to Whizz Bang (#A23A34). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Milano Red (#9E3332) and Sweet Brown (#A83731).

In RGB terms — rgb(162, 56, 53) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A23835: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A23835 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A23835 color variations

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

#A23835 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 #A23835

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

Whizz Bang color link
Whizz Bang

#A23A34

Milano Red color link
Milano Red

#9E3332

Sweet Brown color link
Sweet Brown

#A83731

Kamikaze color link
Kamikaze

#A43F30

Afterburner color link
Afterburner

#983D39

Get Reddy color link
Get Reddy

#AD3539

Roadster color link
Roadster

#9F2C37

Cincinnati color link
Cincinnati

#A5403F

Luxury Red color link
Luxury Red

#B03737

Rock Spray color link
Rock Spray

#9D442D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A23835
  • RGB162, 56, 53
  • CMYK0, 42, 43, 36
  • CSSrgb(162, 56, 53)
  • HSL2°, 51%, 42%
  • HSL Precise1.651°, 50.698%, 42.157%
  • HSV2°, 67%, 64%
  • HSB2°, 67%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • GLSLvec3(0.635, 0.220, 0.208)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.635, 0.220, 0.208, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.635, 0.220, 0.208)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA23835
  • DECIMAL ID10631221
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01