#a73e52 Color Information

#a73e52 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #a73e52. In RGB, it consists of 65.5% Red, 24.3% Green, and 32.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 62.9% Magenta, 50.9% Yellow, and 34.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 348.6°, with saturation of 45.9% and lightness of 44.9%. The decimal value for #a73e52 is 10960466, and its nearest "web safe" color is #993366. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a73e52 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is magenta. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is red.
  • HexHex code for this color#a73e52 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color167, 62, 82 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color65.5%, 24.3%, 32.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.345, 0.757, 0.678 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.629, 0.509, 0.345 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color348.6°, 45.9%, 44.9% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color348.6°, 62.9%, 65.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color19.182, 12.270, 9.340 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color167, 62, 82 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10960466 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color41.642, 44.828, 11.178 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)41.642, 46.200, 14.001 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color41.642, 72.516, 4.977 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color35.028, 36.449, 8.711 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.470, 0.301, 12.270 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289150546 / 0xffa73e52 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#993366 Copy
Last Updated: March 27, 2024

Shades of #a73e52

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a73e52, its pure hue is 348.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 45.9%, and its lightness is 44.9%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #a73e52, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #15080a to #923648.

Tints of #a73e52

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a73e52, its pure hue is 348.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 45.9%, and its lightness is 44.9%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #a73e52, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b25668 to #f4e7e9.

Tones of #a73e52

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a73e52, its pure hue is 348.6° on the color wheel and its saturation is 45.9%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #a73e52, which range from #737373 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #e5002c (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a73e52

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a73e52! For #a73e52, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #a73e52. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a73e52

This color, #a73e52, consists of 65.5% Red, 24.3% Green, and 32.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 167, Green = 62, Blue = 82. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a73e52 is 0% Cyan, 62.9% Magenta, 50.9% Yellow, and 34.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R65.5%
C0.0%
G24.3%
M62.9%
B32.2%
Y50.9%
K34.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 167 62 82
Octal 247 76 122
Hexa #a7 #3e #52
Binary 10100111 00111110 01010010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 62 50 34
Octal 0 76 62 42
Hexa #00 #3e #32 #22
Binary 00000000 00111110 00110010 00100010

Analogous Colors of #a73e52

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a73e52 — which has hue 348.6° — its analogous colors are located at 18.6° and 348.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a73e52.

Triadic Colors of #a73e52

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #a73e52 — which has hue 348.6° — its triadic colors are located at 108.6° and 348.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a73e52.

Complementary Color of #a73e52

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a73e52 — which has hue 348.6° — its complementary color is located at 168.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a73e52.

Split Complementary Colors of #a73e52

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #a73e52 — which has hue 348.6° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 138.6° and 348.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a73e52.

Tetradic Colors of #a73e52

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #a73e52 — which has hue 348.6° — its tetradic colors are located at 258.6°, 348.6°, 78.6°, and 168.6° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a73e52.

Monochromatic Colors of #a73e52

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a73e52, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #462c31 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e57288 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a73e52

We want to make getting started with #a73e52 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a73e52 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a73e52 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #a73e52 with other HTML elements.

#a73e52 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a73e52.
<span style="color: #a73e52;">The color of this text is #a73e52.</span>

#a73e52 Background Color

The background color for this text is #a73e52.
<div style="background-color: #a73e52; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a73e52.</div>

#a73e52 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a73e52.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a73e52;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a73e52.</span>

#a73e52 Border Color

This is a div with border color #a73e52.
<div style="border: #a73e52 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a73e52.</div>

#a73e52 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a73e52 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a73e52; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a73e52 on a white background.</div></div>

#a73e52 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a73e52 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a73e52; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a73e52 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a73e52 to White

This is a gradient from #a73e52 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a73e52,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a73e52,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a73e52,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a73e52,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a73e52 to white.</div>

Gradient from #a73e52 to Black

This is a gradient from #a73e52 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a73e52,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a73e52,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a73e52,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a73e52,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a73e52 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a73e52

In addition to using #a73e52 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #a73e52 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a73e52, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 167, Green = 62, Blue = 82). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a73e52 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #a73e52
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(167, 62, 82)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a73e52; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a73e52; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a73e52; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(167, 62, 82);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a73e52")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:167, green:62, blue:82, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:167 green:62 blue:82 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(167f, 62f, 82f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(167, 62, 82);
 

#a73e52 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a73e52 the same way. For those with color blindness, #a73e52 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a73e52 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a73e52 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #a73e52 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #a73e52 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a73e52 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 6.1:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #a73e52 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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