Close to Brick
#A03420
#A03420 is a dark, rich red, close to the color Brick. In RGB it’s made of 62.7% red, 20.4% green, and 12.5% blue. Its hue is 9°, with 67% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #A03420.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
6.98:1 AABlack text on this color
3.01:1 AA LargeThis color as text on white
6.98:1 AAThis color as text on black
3.01:1 AA LargeHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #A03420 as they’d see it.
#A03420 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #A03420
What color is #A03420?
#A03420 is a dark, rich red, close to the color Brick. In RGB it’s made of 62.7% red, 20.4% green, and 12.5% blue. Its hue is 9°, with 67% saturation and 38% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #A03420 in RGB?
#A03420 is rgb(160, 52, 32): 160 red, 52 green, and 32 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #A03420 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 68, 80, 37). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #A03420?
PANTONE 174 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #A03420?
Its complement #006373 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.