Information about #A83015 color

#A83015 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A83015 falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 48, 21) — 65.9% red, 18.8% green, 8.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 47 / 58 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A83015 reads as a strongly colored earthy red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rustic Coral (#AE3415). Slightly further away sit Chinese Red (#AA381E) and Tabasco (#A02712).

The recipe behind #A83015 is rgb(168, 48, 21), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A83015: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A83015 color variations

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

#A83015 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 #A83015

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

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

Tabasco color link
Tabasco

#A02712

Bonfire color link
Bonfire

#A62A20

Vintage Red color link
Vintage Red

#AF2413

Rusty Brown color link
Rusty Brown

#9E3C0E

Brick color link
Brick

#A03623

Red Birch color link
Red Birch

#9D2B22

Brownish Red color link
Brownish Red

#9E3623

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A83015
  • RGB168, 48, 21
  • CMYK0, 47, 58, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 48, 21)
  • HSL11°, 78%, 37%
  • HSL Precise11.02°, 77.778%, 37.059%
  • HSV11°, 88%, 66%
  • HSB11°, 88%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.188, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.188, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.188, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA83015
  • DECIMAL ID11022357
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01