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#A42E1E Sugo Della Nonna

#A42E1E is a medium, vivid red named Sugo Della Nonna. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 18.0% green and 11.8% blue (rgb(164, 46, 30)). Its HSL value is 7° hue, 69% saturation and 38% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 82% yellow and 36% black. #A42E1E is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.03:1.

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Variations of #A42E1E

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A42E1E color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A42E1E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A42E1E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 70% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6E6218
  • Protanopia 67% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #51481B
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #704619
  • Deuteranopia 70% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6E6218
  • Deuteranomaly 80% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #815419
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B5002B
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AB2124
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #595959
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #72514F

#A42E1E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.03:1 Very good#A42E1E text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.99:1 Very poor#A42E1E text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail

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#A42E1E in CSS

/* Sugo Della Nonna */
.color { color: #A42E1E; }
.background { background-color: #A42E1E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A42E1E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(164 46 30);
color: hsl(7 69% 38%);
color: oklch(0.481 0.157 31.0);

#A42E1E FAQ

What color is #A42E1E?

#A42E1E is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Sugo Della Nonna. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #A42E1E?

#A42E1E is rgb(164, 46, 30) in RGB, hsl(7, 69%, 38%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 72%, 82%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A42E1E?

The complementary color of #A42E1E is #1E94A4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A42E1E?

White text has the best contrast on #A42E1E: 7.03:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A42E1E a warm or cool color?

#A42E1E is a warm color.