Information about #A8300E color

#A8300E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A8300E falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(168, 48, 14) — 65.9% red, 18.8% green, 5.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 47 / 60 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A8300E presents itself as a vivid, lively warm red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Rustic Coral (#AE3415). Slightly further away sit Tabasco (#A02712) and Rust Red (#AA2704).

The recipe behind #A8300E is rgb(168, 48, 14), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.1:1. #A8300E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A8300E color variations

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

#A8300E 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 #A8300E

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

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Tabasco color link
Tabasco

#A02712

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Rusty Brown color link
Rusty Brown

#9E3C0E

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

Burnt Red color link
Burnt Red

#9F2305

Bonfire color link
Bonfire

#A62A20

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8300E
  • RGB168, 48, 14
  • CMYK0, 47, 60, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 48, 14)
  • HSL13°, 85%, 36%
  • HSL Precise13.247°, 84.615%, 35.686%
  • HSV13°, 92%, 66%
  • HSB13°, 92%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.188, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.188, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.188, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA8300E
  • DECIMAL ID11022350
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01