Information about #651B2A color

#651B2A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#651B2A falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(101, 27, 42) — 39.6% red, 10.6% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 29 / 23 / 60. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #651B2A reads as a clearly saturated warm red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Breakfree (#65192A). Slightly further away sit X Factor (#681B2B) and Pohutukawa (#651C26).

The recipe behind #651B2A is rgb(101, 27, 42), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 12.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 1.7:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:60), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #651B2A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#651B2A color variations

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#651B2A color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #651B2A

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Breakfree color link
Breakfree

#65192A

X Factor color link
X Factor

#681B2B

Pohutukawa color link
Pohutukawa

#651C26

Livewire color link
Livewire

#6D1C27

Jalapeno color link
Jalapeno

#701C28

Monarch color link
Monarch

#6B252C

Red Berry color link
Red Berry

#701F28

Red Bean color link
Red Bean

#672422

Deep Impact color link
Deep Impact

#672729

Vanquish color link
Vanquish

#63272F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#651B2A
  • RGB101, 27, 42
  • CMYK0, 29, 23, 60
  • CSSrgb(101, 27, 42)
  • HSL348°, 58%, 25%
  • HSL Precise347.838°, 57.813%, 25.098%
  • HSV348°, 73%, 40%
  • HSB348°, 73%, 40%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.396, 0.106, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.396, 0.106, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.396, 0.106, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID651B2A
  • DECIMAL ID6626090
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01