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#A42E63 closest to Royal Flush

#A42E63 is a medium, vivid red; the closest named color is Royal Flush. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 18.0% green and 38.8% blue (rgb(164, 46, 99)). Its HSL value is 333° hue, 56% saturation and 41% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 72% magenta, 40% yellow and 36% black. #A42E63 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.67:1.

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Variations of #A42E63

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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#A42E63 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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#A42E63 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A42E63 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 #656460
  • Protanopia 64% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #454E64
  • Protanomaly 76% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #6A4A63
  • Deuteranopia 68% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #656460
  • Deuteranomaly 78% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #7C5661
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B12044
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AA2956
  • Achromatopsia 68% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #5C5C5C
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #74535E

#A42E63 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.67:1 Good#A42E63 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.15:1 Poor#A42E63 text on black
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AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#A42E63 in CSS

/* Royal Flush */
.color { color: #A42E63; }
.background { background-color: #A42E63; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A42E63; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(164 46 99);
color: hsl(333 56% 41%);
color: oklch(0.497 0.160 357.3);

#A42E63 FAQ

What color is #A42E63?

#A42E63 is a medium, vivid red. Its closest named color is Royal Flush. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #A42E63?

#A42E63 is rgb(164, 46, 99) in RGB, hsl(333, 56%, 41%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 72%, 40%, 36%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A42E63?

The complementary color of #A42E63 is #2EA46F, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A42E63?

White text has the best contrast on #A42E63: 6.67:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A42E63 a warm or cool color?

#A42E63 is a warm color.