Palettes / Colors / #A4283F
#A4283F — Red
#A4283F is a red color we call Red, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the red family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: brown (#A52A2A) — not an exact match. CSS brown gives you #A52A2A, a different color; use #A4283F when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#A4283F is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.
Its strongest partner is its complement #28A48D; it also sits naturally between #A4287D and #A44F28. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #A4283F |
|---|---|
| RGB | 164, 40, 63 |
| HSL | 349°, 61%, 40% |
| HSV | 349°, 76%, 64% |
| CMYK | 0%, 76%, 62%, 36% |
| XYZ | 16.97, 9.77, 5.69 |
| Yxy | 9.77, 0.5232, 0.3012 |
| CIE-Lab | 37.42, 51.25, 17.32 |
| Hunter Lab | 31.26, 44.56, 9.74 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 64% · Green 16% · Blue 25%
Cyan 0% · Magenta 76% · Yellow 62% · Key 36%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #A4283F
.text { color: #A4283F; }
.background { background-color: #A4283F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A4283F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(164, 40, 63); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(349, 61%, 40%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A4283F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(164, 40, 63, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A4283F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(164, 40, 63, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#A4283F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A4283F">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #28A48D:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 7.11:1 AAA |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 2.95:1 Fails |
Best text color on #A4283F: #FFFFFF.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A4283F
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #A4283F: ·
How #A4283F looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #A4283F rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #A4283F?
#A4283F is Red, a red color (RGB 164, 40, 63). Its closest standard named color is Brown.
What is the RGB and HSL of #A4283F?
#A4283F is RGB 164, 40, 63 — HSL 349°, 61%, 40% — CMYK 0%, 76%, 62%, 36%.
What colors go with #A4283F?
Its complement is #28A48D; analogous partners are #A4287D and #A44F28. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #A4283F for text?
White text on #A4283F has a contrast ratio of 7.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 2.95:1.