Information about #A20B22 color

#A20B22 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A20B22 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(162, 11, 34) — 63.5% red, 4.3% green, 13.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 59 / 50 / 36. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A20B22 reads as a intensely saturated warm red and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Ruby Red (#9B111E). Nearby in the Register you will also find University Of Pennsylvania Red (#A50021) and Strong Crimson (#A8002A).

The recipe behind #A20B22 is rgb(162, 11, 34), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A20B22 color variations

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

#A20B22 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 #A20B22

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A20B22
  • RGB162, 11, 34
  • CMYK0, 59, 50, 36
  • CSSrgb(162, 11, 34)
  • HSL351°, 87%, 34%
  • HSL Precise350.861°, 87.283%, 33.922%
  • HSV351°, 93%, 64%
  • HSB351°, 93%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • GLSLvec3(0.635, 0.043, 0.133)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.635, 0.043, 0.133, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.635, 0.043, 0.133)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA20B22
  • DECIMAL ID10619682
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01