Information about #A61C3C color

#A61C3C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A61C3C is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(166, 28, 60) — 65.1% red, 11% green, 23.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 54 / 42 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A61C3C presents itself as a strongly colored earthy red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 practically indistinguishable from Deep Carmine (#A9203E). Slightly further away sit MIT Red (#A31F34) and Vivid Burgundy (#9F1D35).

The recipe behind #A61C3C is rgb(166, 28, 60), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A61C3C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A61C3C color variations

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

#A61C3C 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 #A61C3C

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

Deep Carmine color link
Deep Carmine

#A9203E

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

French Wine color link
French Wine

#AC1E44

Rouge color link
Rouge

#AB1239

Candy Floss color link
Candy Floss

#9F263D

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Glitterbug color link
Glitterbug

#A92A37

Royal Red color link
Royal Red

#9B1C31

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A61C3C
  • RGB166, 28, 60
  • CMYK0, 54, 42, 35
  • CSSrgb(166, 28, 60)
  • HSL346°, 71%, 38%
  • HSL Precise346.087°, 71.134%, 38.039%
  • HSV346°, 83%, 65%
  • HSB346°, 83%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.235
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.110, 0.235)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.110, 0.235, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.110, 0.235)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA61C3C
  • DECIMAL ID10886204
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01