Information about #A6172A color

#A6172A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A6172A is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(166, 23, 42) (65.1% red, 9% green, 16.5% blue), or CMYK 0 / 56 / 49 / 35 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A6172A reads as a strongly colored earthy red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Falcons Red (#A71930). Slightly further away sit Rosy Red (#A11A2E) and Netherlands Red (#AE1C28).

In RGB terms — rgb(166, 23, 42) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A6172A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A6172A color variations

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

#A6172A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A6172A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#630D19

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Black

#000000

#A6172A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A6172A 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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#A6172A 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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#1771A6
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#17A64B
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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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#A61771
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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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#2AA617
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#172AA6
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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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#A69317
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#17A693
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#172AA6
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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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#71A617
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#17A693
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#4B17A6
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Nearest named colors to #A6172A

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

Netherlands Red color link
Netherlands Red

#AE1C28

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Scarlet Sage color link
Scarlet Sage

#9D202F

Royal Red color link
Royal Red

#9B1C31

Vivid Burgundy color link
Vivid Burgundy

#9F1D35

Srinivasan Crimson color link
Srinivasan Crimson

#A3252F

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

#A6172A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6172A
  • RGB166, 23, 42
  • CMYK0, 56, 49, 35
  • CSSrgb(166, 23, 42)
  • HSL352°, 76%, 37%
  • HSL Precise352.028°, 75.661%, 37.059%
  • HSV352°, 86%, 65%
  • HSB352°, 86%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.090, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.090, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.090, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA6172A
  • DECIMAL ID10884906
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers39 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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