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#A42E52 closest to Warrior Queen

#A42E52 is a medium, vivid red; the closest named color is Warrior Queen. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 18.0% green and 32.2% blue (rgb(164, 46, 82)). Its HSL value is 342° hue, 56% saturation and 41% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 50% yellow and 36% black. #A42E52 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.79:1.

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Variations of #A42E52

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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#A42E52 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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#A42E52 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A42E52 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 68% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #69644F
  • Protanopia 65% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #4A4C53
  • Protanomaly 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6C4952
  • Deuteranopia 68% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #69644F
  • Deuteranomaly 79% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7D5550
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B3173D
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AA2649
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5B5B5B
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #735259

#A42E52 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.79:1 Good#A42E52 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.09:1 Poor#A42E52 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#A42E52 in CSS

/* Warrior Queen */
.color { color: #A42E52; }
.background { background-color: #A42E52; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A42E52; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(164 46 82);
color: hsl(342 56% 41%);
color: oklch(0.491 0.155 6.7);

#A42E52 FAQ

What color is #A42E52?

#A42E52 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Warrior Queen. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #A42E52?

#A42E52 is rgb(164, 46, 82) in RGB, hsl(342, 56%, 41%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 72%, 50%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A42E52?

The complementary color of #A42E52 is #2EA480, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A42E52?

White text has the best contrast on #A42E52: 6.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A42E52 a warm or cool color?

#A42E52 is a warm color.