#A8231F Color

#A8231F is rgb(168, 35, 31) in RGB and hsl(2, 69%, 39%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is FireBrick. White text is most readable on this background.

#A8231F

HEX#A8231F

RGBrgb(168, 35, 31)

HSLhsl(2, 69%, 39%)

HSVhsv(2, 82%, 66%)

OKLCHoklch(47.9% 0.17 27.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 79%, 82%, 34%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #A8231F background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text7.18:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A8231F based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#A8231F Complementary#1FA3A8 Analogous#A81F5F Analogous#A8681F Triadic#1FA823 Triadic#231FA8

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #A8231F, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#CB2B25 #DC4741 #E36864 #EA8E8B #F0AFAD #F7D5D4

Shades

#931F1B #7D1A17 #671613 #52110F #3C0D0B #270807

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