Information about #A70717 color

#A70717 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A70717 falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(167, 7, 23) — 65.5% red, 2.7% green, 9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 63 / 56 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A70717 reads as a maximally vivid earthy red and sits comfortably between light and dark. 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 a hair away from Strong Amaranth (#A80015). Nearby in the Register you will also find Poppy (#AC0019) and Vibrant Ruby (#A7080D).

The recipe behind #A70717 is rgb(167, 7, 23), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. No one has named #A70717 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#A70717 color variations

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

#A70717 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A70717 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#63040D

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#420209

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Black

#000000

#A70717 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#A41927

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#9F2E39

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Grey

#808080

#A70717 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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#A60656

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#A60696

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#A70717 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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#07A697
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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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#0767A6
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#07A647
#07A647

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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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#A60767
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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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#17A607
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#0717A6
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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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#A69707
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#07A697
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#0717A6
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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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#67A607
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#07A697
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#4707A6
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Nearest named colors to #A70717

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

Strong Amaranth color link
Strong Amaranth

#A80015

Poppy color link
Poppy

#AC0019

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

University Of Pennsylvania Red color link
University Of Pennsylvania Red

#A50021

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Smashing color link
Smashing

#AD0020

Cranberry color link
Cranberry

#9F000F

Spartan Crimson color link
Spartan Crimson

#9E1316

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Red Wine color link
Red Wine

#990012

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

HLH SG Red color link
HLH SG Red

#A30008

#A70717 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A70717
  • RGB167, 7, 23
  • CMYK0, 63, 56, 35
  • CSSrgb(167, 7, 23)
  • HSL354°, 92%, 34%
  • HSL Precise354°, 91.954%, 34.118%
  • HSV354°, 96%, 65%
  • HSB354°, 96%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.027
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.655, 0.027, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.655, 0.027, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.655, 0.027, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB2.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA70717
  • DECIMAL ID10946327
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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