Information about #A81521 color

#A81521 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A81521 is classified in the Register under the Red Color Family, with High Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 21, 33) — 65.9% red, 8.2% green, 12.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 58 / 53 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively red, #A81521 sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Wine Red (#B11226). Nearby in the Register you will also find Netherlands Red (#AE1C28) and Pulse (#A41D19).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 21, 33) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A81521 background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A81521 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A81521 color variations

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

#A81521 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A81521 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A81521 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A81521 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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#A81521 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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#156BA8
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#15A852
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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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#21A815
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#1521A8
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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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#A89C15
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#1521A8
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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 #A81521

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

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Netherlands Red color link
Netherlands Red

#AE1C28

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Ruby Red color link
Ruby Red

#9B111E

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Spartan Crimson color link
Spartan Crimson

#9E1316

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

#A81521 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A81521
  • RGB168, 21, 33
  • CMYK0, 58, 53, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 21, 33)
  • HSL355°, 78%, 37%
  • HSL Precise355.102°, 77.778%, 37.059%
  • HSV355°, 88%, 66%
  • HSB355°, 88%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.129
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.082, 0.129)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.082, 0.129, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.082, 0.129)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA81521
  • DECIMAL ID11015457
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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