Information about #851901 color

#851901 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #851901 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(133, 25, 1) — 52.2% red, 9.8% green, 0.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 42 / 52 / 48. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#851901 presents itself as a maximally vivid red — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Kenyan Copper (#7C1C05). Nearby in the Register you will also find Barn Red (#7C0A02) and Dark Burgundy (#770F05).

In RGB terms — rgb(133, 25, 1) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 9.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.1:1. No one has named #851901 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#851901 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#851901 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 #851901

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

Barn Red color link
Barn Red

#7C0A02

Smokey Topaz color link
Smokey Topaz

#832A0D

UP Maroon color link
UP Maroon

#7B1113

Brown Red color link
Brown Red

#922B05

Blood color link
Blood

#8A0303

Falu Red color link
Falu Red

#801818

Deep Red color link
Deep Red

#850101

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#851901
  • RGB133, 25, 1
  • CMYK0, 42, 52, 48
  • CSSrgb(133, 25, 1)
  • HSL11°, 99%, 26%
  • HSL Precise10.909°, 98.507%, 26.275%
  • HSV11°, 99%, 52%
  • HSB11°, 99%, 52%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.098
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.522, 0.098, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.522, 0.098, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.522, 0.098, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID851901
  • DECIMAL ID8722689
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers4 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01