Information about #A42843 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A energetic, saturated red, #A42843 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. 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 Candy Floss (#9F263D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Big Dip O’ruby (#9C2542) and Deep Carmine (#A9203E).
In RGB terms — rgb(164, 40, 67) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A42843 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 3.0:1. #A42843 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#A42843 color variations
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#A42843 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A42843 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A42843 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A42843 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A42843 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 #A42843 color
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Nearest named colors to #A42843
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#9F263D
#9C2542
#A9203E
#AC3142
#AC1E44
#AF2E40
#A5333C
#A92A37
#B02A3E
#AE2F3E
#9F2C37
#AB274F
#A42843 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A42843
- RGB164, 40, 67
- CMYK0, 49, 38, 36
- CSSrgb(164, 40, 67)
- HSL347°, 61%, 40%
- HSL Precise346.935°, 60.784%, 40%
- HSV347°, 76%, 64%
- HSB347°, 76%, 64%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.157
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.263
- GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.157, 0.263)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.157, 0.263, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.157, 0.263)
- Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB15.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB26.3%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDA42843
- DECIMAL ID10758211
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
