Information about #A11B1E color

#A11B1E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A11B1E falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(161, 27, 30) — 63.1% red, 10.6% green, 11.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 53 / 51 / 37. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A11B1E presents itself as a strongly colored earthy red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 a hair away from Pulse (#A41D19). Slightly further away sit Ruby Red (#9B111E) and Spartan Crimson (#9E1316).

The recipe behind #A11B1E is rgb(161, 27, 30), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A11B1E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A11B1E color variations

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

#A11B1E 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 #A11B1E

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

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

Ruby Red color link
Ruby Red

#9B111E

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Bonfire color link
Bonfire

#A62A20

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Red Birch color link
Red Birch

#9D2B22

Tabasco color link
Tabasco

#A02712

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Scarlet Sage color link
Scarlet Sage

#9D202F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A11B1E
  • RGB161, 27, 30
  • CMYK0, 53, 51, 37
  • CSSrgb(161, 27, 30)
  • HSL359°, 71%, 37%
  • HSL Precise358.657°, 71.277%, 36.863%
  • HSV359°, 83%, 63%
  • HSB359°, 83%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.631
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.631, 0.106, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.631, 0.106, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.631, 0.106, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA11B1E
  • DECIMAL ID10558238
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01