Information about #A34937 color

#A34937 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A34937 falls into the Red Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(163, 73, 55) — 63.9% red, 28.6% green, 21.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 35 / 42 / 36. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A34937 reads as a confidently colored red and feels open and friendly. 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 near neighbor of Hot August (#9A463B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Wilted Brown (#AB4C3D) and Red Ochre (#9F5233).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(163, 73, 55)), which gives #A34937 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A34937: 5.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A34937 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A34937 color variations

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

#A34937 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 #A34937

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

Hot August color link
Hot August

#9A463B

Wilted Brown color link
Wilted Brown

#AB4C3D

Red Ochre color link
Red Ochre

#9F5233

Cognac color link
Cognac

#9A463D

Krakatoa color link
Krakatoa

#9D523B

Cincinnati color link
Cincinnati

#A5403F

Kamikaze color link
Kamikaze

#A43F30

Rock Spray color link
Rock Spray

#9D442D

Moulin Rouge color link
Moulin Rouge

#AD463F

Mojo color link
Mojo

#97463C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A34937
  • RGB163, 73, 55
  • CMYK0, 35, 42, 36
  • CSSrgb(163, 73, 55)
  • HSL10°, 50%, 43%
  • HSL Precise10°, 49.541%, 42.745%
  • HSV10°, 66%, 64%
  • HSB10°, 66%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • GLSLvec3(0.639, 0.286, 0.216)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.639, 0.286, 0.216, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.639, 0.286, 0.216)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA34937
  • DECIMAL ID10701111
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01