Information about #A82442 color

#A82442 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A82442 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(168, 36, 66) — 65.9% red, 14.1% green, 25.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 52 / 40 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A82442 is a strongly colored warm red that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Deep Carmine (#A9203E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are French Wine (#AC1E44) and Candy Floss (#9F263D).

The recipe behind #A82442 is rgb(168, 36, 66), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A82442: 7.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for black. #A82442 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A82442 color variations

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#A82442 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 #A82442

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

Deep Carmine color link
Deep Carmine

#A9203E

French Wine color link
French Wine

#AC1E44

Candy Floss color link
Candy Floss

#9F263D

StitchCraft color link
StitchCraft

#B02A3E

Crash Hot color link
Crash Hot

#AF2E40

Glitterbug color link
Glitterbug

#A92A37

Bombshell color link
Bombshell

#AE2F3E

Vibe color link
Vibe

#AC3142

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Roadster color link
Roadster

#9F2C37

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A82442
  • RGB168, 36, 66
  • CMYK0, 52, 40, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 36, 66)
  • HSL346°, 65%, 40%
  • HSL Precise346.364°, 64.706%, 40%
  • HSV346°, 79%, 66%
  • HSB346°, 79%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.141, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.141, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.141, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA82442
  • DECIMAL ID11019330
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01