Information about #A8482D color

#A8482D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A8482D falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(168, 72, 45) — 65.9% red, 28.2% green, 17.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 38 / 48 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A8482D presents itself as a confidently colored red — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Birch Brown (#B14A30). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rose Of Sharon (#AC512D) and Kamikaze (#A43F30).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 72, 45) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A8482D: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A8482D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A8482D color variations

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

#A8482D 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 #A8482D

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

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Kamikaze color link
Kamikaze

#A43F30

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Rock Spray color link
Rock Spray

#9D442D

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

Rich Gold color link
Rich Gold

#A15226

Vesuvius color link
Vesuvius

#A85533

Red Ochre color link
Red Ochre

#9F5233

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8482D
  • RGB168, 72, 45
  • CMYK0, 38, 48, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 72, 45)
  • HSL13°, 58%, 42%
  • HSL Precise13.171°, 57.746%, 41.765%
  • HSV13°, 73%, 66%
  • HSB13°, 73%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.176
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.282, 0.176)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.282, 0.176, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.282, 0.176)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA8482D
  • DECIMAL ID11028525
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01