Information about #A5091E color

#A5091E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A5091E is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(165, 9, 30) — 64.7% red, 3.5% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 61 / 53 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A5091E presents itself as a intensely saturated warm 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 practically indistinguishable from University Of Pennsylvania Red (#A50021). Slightly further away sit Smashing (#AD0020) and Poppy (#AC0019).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(165, 9, 30)), which gives #A5091E its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. #A5091E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A5091E color variations

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#A5091E 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 #A5091E

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#A5091E
  • RGB165, 9, 30
  • CMYK0, 61, 53, 35
  • CSSrgb(165, 9, 30)
  • HSL352°, 90%, 34%
  • HSL Precise351.923°, 89.655%, 34.118%
  • HSV352°, 95%, 65%
  • HSB352°, 95%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.035
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.035, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.035, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.035, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB3.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA5091E
  • DECIMAL ID10815774
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01