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Information about #A42F25 color

#A42F25 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A42F25 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(164, 47, 37) — 64.3% red, 18.4% green, 14.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 46 / 50 / 36. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A42F25 is a vivid, lively warm red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Metallic Red (#A62C2B). Slightly further away sit Auburn (#A52A2A) and Bonfire (#A62A20).

The recipe behind #A42F25 is rgb(164, 47, 37), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A42F25: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for black. No one has named #A42F25 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A42F25 color variations

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

#A42F25 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A42F25 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A42F25 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A42F25 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A42F25 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#2598A2
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Nearest named colors to #A42F25

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

Metallic Red color link
Metallic Red

#A62C2B

Auburn color link
Auburn

#A52A2A

Bonfire color link
Bonfire

#A62A20

Brick color link
Brick

#A03623

Red Birch color link
Red Birch

#9D2B22

Brownish Red color link
Brownish Red

#9E3623

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

Chinese Brown color link
Chinese Brown

#AB381F

Srinivasan Crimson color link
Srinivasan Crimson

#A3252F

Cracker color link
Cracker

#963128

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Aesthetic Red color link
Aesthetic Red

#B22B27

#A42F25 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#A42F25 color image #A42F25 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A42F25
  • RGB164, 47, 37
  • CMYK0, 46, 50, 36
  • CSSrgb(164, 47, 37)
  • HSL5°, 63%, 39%
  • HSL Precise4.724°, 63.184%, 39.412%
  • HSV5°, 77%, 64%
  • HSB5°, 77%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.184
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.184, 0.145)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.184, 0.145, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.184, 0.145)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA42F25
  • DECIMAL ID10759973
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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