Information about #A81A28 color

#A81A28 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A81A28 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(168, 26, 40) — 65.9% red, 10.2% green, 15.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 56 / 50 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A81A28 reads as a strongly colored warm red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Netherlands Red (#AE1C28). Slightly further away sit Rambutan Red (#A72127) and Falcons Red (#A71930).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(168, 26, 40)), which gives #A81A28 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A81A28: 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.

#A81A28 color variations

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

#A81A28 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A81A28 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A81A28 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A81A28 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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#A81A28 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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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 #A81A28

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

Netherlands Red color link
Netherlands Red

#AE1C28

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Wine Red color link
Wine Red

#B11226

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Srinivasan Crimson color link
Srinivasan Crimson

#A3252F

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Scarlet Sage color link
Scarlet Sage

#9D202F

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

#A81A28 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A81A28
  • RGB168, 26, 40
  • CMYK0, 56, 50, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 26, 40)
  • HSL354°, 73%, 38%
  • HSL Precise354.085°, 73.196%, 38.039%
  • HSV354°, 85%, 66%
  • HSB354°, 85%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.102
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.102, 0.157)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.102, 0.157, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.102, 0.157)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB10.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA81A28
  • DECIMAL ID11016744
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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