Brown (Brown)

#A42857

RGB: 164, 40, 87

Color OverviewHEX #A42857

#A42857 Color Code Information

In the RGB color space, #A42857 is composed of 64% red, 16% green, and 34% blue. In the HSL color space, it has a hue of 337°, saturation of 61%, and lightness of 40%.

HEX

#A42857

RGB

164, 40, 87

HSL

337°, 61%, 40%

HSV

337°, 76%, 64%

CMYK

0%, 76%, 47%, 36%

Name Match

Brown

Closest Standard

Shades of #A42857 (Darker Variations)

Shades are created by progressively mixing the base color with black.

Tints of #A42857 (Lighter Variations)

Tints are created by progressively mixing the base color with pure white.

Tones of #A42857 (Muted Variations)

Tones are created by mixing the base color with true neutral gray.

Color Harmonies for #A42857

Calculated color schemes based on classic color wheel angles for graphic and web design.

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Split Complementary

Monochromatic

WCAG Accessibility Contrast Ratios

Verification against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) standards for web text readability.

Sample Text on #A42857 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure White (#FFFFFF):6.95 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Sample Text on #A42857 Background

Contrast Ratio against Pure Black (#000000):3.02 : 1

WCAG AA (4.5:1)

WCAG AAA (7.0:1)

Developer Code Snippets & Tailwind CSS

CSS Variables & Declarations

:root {
  --color-brand: #A42857;
}

.element {
  color: #A42857;
  background-color: #A42857;
  border-color: #A42857;
}

Tailwind CSS v4 Utility Classes

<!-- Tailwind Arbitrary Values -->
<div className="bg-[#A42857] text-[#A42857] border-[#A42857]">
  Content styled with #A42857
</div>