Information about #A01C42 color

#A01C42 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A01C42 belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(160, 28, 66) (62.7% red, 11% green, 25.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 52 / 37 / 37 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored romantic rose, #A01C42 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Big Dip O’ruby (#9C2542). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Deep Carmine (#A9203E) and Candy Floss (#9F263D).

In RGB terms — rgb(160, 28, 66) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A01C42 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.7:1. No one has named #A01C42 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A01C42 color variations

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

#A01C42 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 #A01C42

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

Deep Carmine color link
Deep Carmine

#A9203E

Candy Floss color link
Candy Floss

#9F263D

French Wine color link
French Wine

#AC1E44

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Berry color link
Berry

#990F4B

Rouge color link
Rouge

#AB1239

Royal Red color link
Royal Red

#9B1C31

Cool Red color link
Cool Red

#A80B44

Sensual Red color link
Sensual Red

#902742

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A01C42
  • RGB160, 28, 66
  • CMYK0, 52, 37, 37
  • CSSrgb(160, 28, 66)
  • HSL343°, 70%, 37%
  • HSL Precise342.727°, 70.213%, 36.863%
  • HSV343°, 83%, 63%
  • HSB343°, 83%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • GLSLvec3(0.627, 0.110, 0.259)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.627, 0.110, 0.259, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.627, 0.110, 0.259)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.9%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA01C42
  • DECIMAL ID10492994
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01