#a22a30 Color Information

#a22a30 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 #a22a30. In RGB, it consists of 63.5% Red, 16.5% Green, and 18.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 74.1% Magenta, 70.4% Yellow, and 36.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 357.0°, with saturation of 58.8% and lightness of 40%. The decimal value for #a22a30 is 10627632, and its nearest "web safe" color is #993333. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #a22a30 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#a22a30 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color162, 42, 48 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color63.5%, 16.5%, 18.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.365, 0.835, 0.812 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.741, 0.704, 0.365 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color357.0°, 58.8%, 40.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color357.0°, 74.1%, 63.5% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color16.262, 9.551, 3.783 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color162, 42, 48 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code10627632 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color37.024, 49.025, 26.161 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)37.024, 55.568, 28.085 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color37.024, 88.003, 16.708 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color30.904, 39.844, 14.376 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.549, 0.323, 9.551 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4288817712 / 0xffa22a30 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#993333 Copy
Last Updated: November 26, 2024

Shades of #a22a30

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #a22a30, its pure hue is 357.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.8%, and its lightness is 40.0%. 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 #a22a30, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #140506 to #8e252a.

Tints of #a22a30

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #a22a30, its pure hue is 357.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.8%, and its lightness is 40.0%. 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 #a22a30, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #ae454a to #f3e4e5.

Tones of #a22a30

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #a22a30, its pure hue is 357.0° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.8%, 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 #a22a30, which range from #666666 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #cc000a (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #a22a30

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #a22a30! For #a22a30, 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, #a22a30. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #a22a30

This color, #a22a30, consists of 63.5% Red, 16.5% Green, and 18.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 162, Green = 42, Blue = 48. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #a22a30 is 0% Cyan, 74.1% Magenta, 70.4% Yellow, and 36.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R63.5%
C0.0%
G16.5%
M74.1%
B18.8%
Y70.4%
K36.5%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 162 42 48
Octal 242 52 60
Hexa #a2 #2a #30
Binary 10100010 00101010 00110000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 74 70 36
Octal 0 112 106 44
Hexa #00 #4a #46 #24
Binary 00000000 01001010 01000110 00100100

Analogous Colors of #a22a30

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #a22a30 — which has hue 357.0° — its analogous colors are located at 27.0° and 357.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a22a30.

Triadic Colors of #a22a30

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 #a22a30 — which has hue 357.0° — its triadic colors are located at 117.0° and 357.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a22a30.

Complementary Color of #a22a30

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #a22a30 — which has hue 357.0° — its complementary color is located at 177.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a22a30.

Split Complementary Colors of #a22a30

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 #a22a30 — which has hue 357.0° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 147.0° and 357.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a22a30.

Tetradic Colors of #a22a30

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 #a22a30 — which has hue 357.0° — its tetradic colors are located at 267.0°, 357.0°, 87.0°, and 177.0° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #a22a30.

Monochromatic Colors of #a22a30

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #a22a30, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #472021 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ea4850 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #a22a30

We want to make getting started with #a22a30 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #a22a30 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #a22a30 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 #a22a30 with other HTML elements.

#a22a30 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #a22a30.
<span style="color: #a22a30;">The color of this text is #a22a30.</span>

#a22a30 Background Color

The background color for this text is #a22a30.
<div style="background-color: #a22a30; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #a22a30.</div>

#a22a30 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #a22a30.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #a22a30;">This color for the shadow of this text is #a22a30.</span>

#a22a30 Border Color

This is a div with border color #a22a30.
<div style="border: #a22a30 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #a22a30.</div>

#a22a30 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #a22a30 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a22a30; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a22a30 on a white background.</div></div>

#a22a30 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #a22a30 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #a22a30; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #a22a30 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #a22a30 to White

This is a gradient from #a22a30 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a22a30,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a22a30,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a22a30,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a22a30,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a22a30 to white.</div>

Gradient from #a22a30 to Black

This is a gradient from #a22a30 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#a22a30,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#a22a30,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#a22a30,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#a22a30,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #a22a30 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #a22a30

In addition to using #a22a30 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 #a22a30 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #a22a30, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 162, Green = 42, Blue = 48). If you need details about the color coordinates of #a22a30 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 #a22a30
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(162, 42, 48)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #a22a30; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #a22a30; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #a22a30; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(162, 42, 48);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#a22a30")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:162, green:42, blue:48, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:162 green:42 blue:48 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(162f, 42f, 48f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(162, 42, 48);
 

#a22a30 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #a22a30 the same way. For those with color blindness, #a22a30 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #a22a30 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #a22a30 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 #a22a30 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 #a22a30 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

Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #a22a30 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 7.2:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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