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Information about #A51228 color

#A51228 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A51228 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(165, 18, 40) — 64.7% red, 7.1% green, 15.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 58 / 49 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored warm red, #A51228 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 Rosy Red (#A11A2E). Slightly further away sit Falcons Red (#A71930) and Wine Red (#B11226).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(165, 18, 40)), which gives #A51228 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A51228 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A51228 color variations

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

#A51228 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 #A51228

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

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Ruby Red color link
Ruby Red

#9B111E

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Royal Red color link
Royal Red

#9B1C31

Scarlet Sage color link
Scarlet Sage

#9D202F

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Rouge color link
Rouge

#AB1239

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A51228
  • RGB165, 18, 40
  • CMYK0, 58, 49, 35
  • CSSrgb(165, 18, 40)
  • HSL351°, 80%, 36%
  • HSL Precise351.02°, 80.328%, 35.882%
  • HSV351°, 89%, 65%
  • HSB351°, 89%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.071, 0.157)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.071, 0.157, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.071, 0.157)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA51228
  • DECIMAL ID10818088
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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