Information about #A7173B color

#A7173B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A7173B falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(167, 23, 59) — 65.5% red, 9% green, 23.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 56 / 42 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A7173B is a strongly colored warm red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Rouge (#AB1239). Slightly further away sit Deep Carmine (#A9203E) and Falcons Red (#A71930).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(167, 23, 59)), which gives #A7173B its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A7173B: 7.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A7173B color variations

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

#A7173B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A7173B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A7173B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A7173B 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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#A7173B 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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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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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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#173AA6
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #A7173B

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

Rouge color link
Rouge

#AB1239

Deep Carmine color link
Deep Carmine

#A9203E

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Vivid Burgundy color link
Vivid Burgundy

#9F1D35

French Wine color link
French Wine

#AC1E44

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Cool Red color link
Cool Red

#A80B44

Royal Red color link
Royal Red

#9B1C31

Old Glory Red color link
Old Glory Red

#B22234

Candy Floss color link
Candy Floss

#9F263D

American Red color link
American Red

#B32134

#A7173B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A7173B
  • RGB167, 23, 59
  • CMYK0, 56, 42, 35
  • CSSrgb(167, 23, 59)
  • HSL345°, 76%, 37%
  • HSL Precise345°, 75.789%, 37.255%
  • HSV345°, 86%, 65%
  • HSB345°, 86%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.655
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • GLSLvec3(0.655, 0.090, 0.231)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.655, 0.090, 0.231, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.655, 0.090, 0.231)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA7173B
  • DECIMAL ID10950459
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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