Information about #A61E1C color

#A61E1C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A61E1C falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(166, 30, 28) — 65.1% red, 11.8% green, 11% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 53 / 54 / 35. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A61E1C is a strongly colored earthy red 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 Pulse (#A41D19). Slightly further away sit Rambutan Red (#A72127) and Del Toro (#B11D20).

The recipe behind #A61E1C is rgb(166, 30, 28), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A61E1C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A61E1C color variations

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

#A61E1C 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 #A61E1C

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

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Bonfire color link
Bonfire

#A62A20

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Tabasco color link
Tabasco

#A02712

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A61E1C
  • RGB166, 30, 28
  • CMYK0, 53, 54, 35
  • CSSrgb(166, 30, 28)
  • HSL1°, 71%, 38%
  • HSL Precise0.87°, 71.134%, 38.039%
  • HSV1°, 83%, 65%
  • HSB1°, 83%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.118, 0.110)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.118, 0.110, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.118, 0.110)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA61E1C
  • DECIMAL ID10886684
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01