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#A42E41 Radish

#A42E41 is a medium, vivid red named Radish. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 18.0% green and 25.5% blue (rgb(164, 46, 65)). Its HSL value is 350° hue, 56% saturation and 41% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 60% yellow and 36% black. #A42E41 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.90:1.

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Variations of #A42E41

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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#A42E41 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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#A42E41 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A42E41 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 69% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #6B633E
  • Protanopia 66% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4D4A41
  • Protanomaly 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6E4740
  • Deuteranopia 69% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #6B633E
  • Deuteranomaly 79% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7F553E
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B40D36
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AB243C
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5A5A5A
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #725255

#A42E41 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.90:1 Good#A42E41 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.05:1 Poor#A42E41 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#A42E41 in CSS

/* Radish */
.color { color: #A42E41; }
.background { background-color: #A42E41; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A42E41; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(164 46 65);
color: hsl(350 56% 41%);
color: oklch(0.487 0.153 15.9);

#A42E41 FAQ

What color is #A42E41?

#A42E41 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Radish. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #A42E41?

#A42E41 is rgb(164, 46, 65) in RGB, hsl(350, 56%, 41%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 72%, 60%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A42E41?

The complementary color of #A42E41 is #2EA491, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A42E41?

White text has the best contrast on #A42E41: 6.90:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A42E41 a warm or cool color?

#A42E41 is a warm color.