Information about #A5121A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A5121A falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(165, 18, 26) — 64.7% red, 7.1% green, 10.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 58 / 55 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A5121A presents itself as a vivid, lively warm red — one that sits comfortably between light and dark. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Spartan Crimson (#9E1316). Nearby in the Register you will also find Ruby Red (#9B111E) and Pulse (#A41D19).

The recipe behind #A5121A is rgb(165, 18, 26), 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. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A5121A color variations

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

#A5121A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A5121A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A5121A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A5121A color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A5121A 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
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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
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#1263A5
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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
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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
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#1AA512
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#121AA5
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#A59E12
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#63A512
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Nearest named colors to #A5121A

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

Spartan Crimson color link
Spartan Crimson

#9E1316

Ruby Red color link
Ruby Red

#9B111E

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Strong Amaranth color link
Strong Amaranth

#A80015

University Of Pennsylvania Red color link
University Of Pennsylvania Red

#A50021

Poppy color link
Poppy

#AC0019

Netherlands Red color link
Netherlands Red

#AE1C28

#A5121A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A5121A
  • RGB165, 18, 26
  • CMYK0, 58, 55, 35
  • CSSrgb(165, 18, 26)
  • HSL357°, 80%, 36%
  • HSL Precise356.735°, 80.328%, 35.882%
  • HSV357°, 89%, 65%
  • HSB357°, 89%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.071, 0.102)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.071, 0.102, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.071, 0.102)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA5121A
  • DECIMAL ID10818074
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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