Information about #A81012 color

#A81012 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A81012 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 16, 18) — 65.9% red, 6.3% green, 7.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 60 / 59 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored earthy red, #A81012 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vibrant Ruby (#A7080D). Slightly further away sit Spartan Crimson (#9E1316) and Naga Red (#AB0707).

The recipe behind #A81012 is rgb(168, 16, 18), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A81012 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A81012 color variations

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

#A81012 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 #A81012

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

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Ruby Red color link
Ruby Red

#9B111E

Poppy color link
Poppy

#AC0019

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A81012
  • RGB168, 16, 18
  • CMYK0, 60, 59, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 16, 18)
  • HSL359°, 83%, 36%
  • HSL Precise359.211°, 82.609%, 36.078%
  • HSV359°, 90%, 66%
  • HSB359°, 90%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.063
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.063, 0.071)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.063, 0.071, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.063, 0.071)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB6.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA81012
  • DECIMAL ID11014162
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01