Information about #A6217E color

#A6217E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A6217E falls into the Rose Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(166, 33, 126) — 65.1% red, 12.9% green, 49.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 52 / 16 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A6217E reads as a energetic, saturated rose and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Hollywood Park (#A73581). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Fuchsia Red (#AB3475) and Amaranth Deep Purple (#9F2B68).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(166, 33, 126)), which gives #A6217E its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A6217E: 6.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A6217E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A6217E color variations

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

#A6217E 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 #A6217E

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6217E
  • RGB166, 33, 126
  • CMYK0, 52, 16, 35
  • CSSrgb(166, 33, 126)
  • HSL318°, 67%, 39%
  • HSL Precise318.045°, 66.834%, 39.02%
  • HSV318°, 80%, 65%
  • HSB318°, 80%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.129, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.129, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.129, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB12.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA6217E
  • DECIMAL ID10887550
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01