Information about #A5122B color

#A5122B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A5122B falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(165, 18, 43) — 64.7% red, 7.1% green, 16.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 58 / 48 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A5122B reads as a energetic, saturated red and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Falcons Red (#A71930). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rosy Red (#A11A2E) and Wine Red (#B11226).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 18, 43) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A5122B: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A5122B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A5122B color variations

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

#A5122B 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 #A5122B

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

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Rouge color link
Rouge

#AB1239

Royal Red color link
Royal Red

#9B1C31

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Ruby Red color link
Ruby Red

#9B111E

Scarlet Sage color link
Scarlet Sage

#9D202F

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A5122B
  • RGB165, 18, 43
  • CMYK0, 58, 48, 35
  • CSSrgb(165, 18, 43)
  • HSL350°, 80%, 36%
  • HSL Precise349.796°, 80.328%, 35.882%
  • HSV350°, 89%, 65%
  • HSB350°, 89%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.169
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.071, 0.169)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.071, 0.169, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.071, 0.169)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB7.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA5122B
  • DECIMAL ID10818091
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01