Information about #A04046 color

#A04046 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A04046 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(160, 64, 70) — 62.7% red, 25.1% green, 27.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 38 / 35 / 37. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A04046 reads as a pleasantly vivid red and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from La Bamba (#A43F48). Slightly further away sit Roof Terracotta (#A14743) and Cincinnati (#A5403F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(160, 64, 70)), which gives #A04046 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A04046: 6.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for black. No one has named #A04046 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A04046 color variations

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

#A04046 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 #A04046

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

La Bamba color link
La Bamba

#A43F48

Cincinnati color link
Cincinnati

#A5403F

Cognac color link
Cognac

#9A463D

Fusion color link
Fusion

#98463E

Moderate Red color link
Moderate Red

#A84A4A

Erotic color link
Erotic

#94414C

Hot August color link
Hot August

#9A463B

Smoky Topaz color link
Smoky Topaz

#933D41

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A04046
  • RGB160, 64, 70
  • CMYK0, 38, 35, 37
  • CSSrgb(160, 64, 70)
  • HSL356°, 43%, 44%
  • HSL Precise356.25°, 42.857%, 43.922%
  • HSV356°, 60%, 63%
  • HSB356°, 60%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • GLSLvec3(0.627, 0.251, 0.275)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.627, 0.251, 0.275, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.627, 0.251, 0.275)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA04046
  • DECIMAL ID10502214
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01