#A3293B · near Cranberry

#A3293B (RGB 163, 41, 59) is a medium, moderately saturated red, closest to Cranberry and near Brick Red and Chestnut. Red suggests energy, urgency and appetite; it draws the eye faster than any other hue, which makes #A3293B a natural choice for calls to action, sale banners, food and sports brands. It appears in 2 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 48% lightness and 0.16 chroma at hue 18°.

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HEX#A3293B

RGBrgb(163, 41, 59)

HSLhsl(351, 60%, 40%)

CMYK0, 75, 64, 36

CSS var--cranberry

Contrast7.15:1 white · 2.94:1 black

Similar named colors

Cranberry #9F000FBrick Red #8B3A3AChestnut #954535Chili #C21807Terracotta Red #C0392B

How to use #A3293B

White text passes WCAG AA on #A3293B (7.15:1); black does not, so keep dark text off it.

For a calm scheme pair #A3293B with its analogous neighbors #A32978 and #A35429; for contrast use its complement #29A391 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #F5F5F7.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--cranberry: #A3293B;

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Shades & tints

#21080C#411018#621923#82212F#A3293B#B55462#C87F89#DAA9B1#EDD4D8

Color harmonies for #A3293B

Complementary

#A3293B#29A391

Analogous

#A3293B#A32978#A35429

Triadic

#A3293B#3BA329#293BA3

Split complementary

#A3293B#29A354#2978A3

Tetradic

#A3293B#78A329#29A391#5429A3