Information about #A5442C color

#A5442C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A5442C falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(165, 68, 44) — 64.7% red, 26.7% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 38 / 47 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A5442C reads as a pleasantly vivid red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Kamikaze (#A43F30). Slightly further away sit Rock Spray (#9D442D) and Whizz Bang (#A23A34).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 68, 44) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 6.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.5:1. #A5442C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A5442C color variations

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#A5442C 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 #A5442C

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

Kamikaze color link
Kamikaze

#A43F30

Rock Spray color link
Rock Spray

#9D442D

Whizz Bang color link
Whizz Bang

#A23A34

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Tia Maria color link
Tia Maria

#97422D

Sweet Brown color link
Sweet Brown

#A83731

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

Rich Gold color link
Rich Gold

#A15226

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A5442C
  • RGB165, 68, 44
  • CMYK0, 38, 47, 35
  • CSSrgb(165, 68, 44)
  • HSL12°, 58%, 41%
  • HSL Precise11.901°, 57.895%, 40.98%
  • HSV12°, 73%, 65%
  • HSB12°, 73%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.267
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.267, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.267, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.267, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB26.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA5442C
  • DECIMAL ID10830892
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01