Information about #A81A24 color

#A81A24 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A81A24 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(168, 26, 36) — 65.9% red, 10.2% green, 14.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 56 / 52 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A strongly colored earthy red, #A81A24 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 almost identical to Netherlands Red (#AE1C28). Slightly further away sit Rambutan Red (#A72127) and Upsdell Red (#AE2029).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 26, 36) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A81A24 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A81A24 color variations

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#A81A24 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 #A81A24

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

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Carnelian color link
Carnelian

#B31B1B

Red Cola color link
Red Cola

#B62020

Bonfire color link
Bonfire

#A62A20

#A81A24 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A81A24
  • RGB168, 26, 36
  • CMYK0, 56, 52, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 26, 36)
  • HSL356°, 73%, 38%
  • HSL Precise355.775°, 73.196%, 38.039%
  • HSV356°, 85%, 66%
  • HSB356°, 85%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.102, 0.141)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.102, 0.141, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.102, 0.141)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA81A24
  • DECIMAL ID11016740
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01