Information about #A9173E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A9173E belongs to the Rose Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 23, 62) — 66.3% red, 9% green, 24.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 57 / 42 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A9173E reads as a energetic, saturated rose and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Rouge (#AB1239). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Deep Carmine (#A9203E) and French Wine (#AC1E44).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 23, 62) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A9173E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.3:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A9173E color variations

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

#A9173E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9173E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9173E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9173E 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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#A9173E 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 #A9173E

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

Rouge color link
Rouge

#AB1239

Deep Carmine color link
Deep Carmine

#A9203E

French Wine color link
French Wine

#AC1E44

Cool Red color link
Cool Red

#A80B44

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

Vivid Burgundy color link
Vivid Burgundy

#9F1D35

American Red color link
American Red

#B32134

Old Glory Red color link
Old Glory Red

#B22234

Candy Floss color link
Candy Floss

#9F263D

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Big Dip O’ruby color link
Big Dip O’ruby

#9C2542

#A9173E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9173E
  • RGB169, 23, 62
  • CMYK0, 57, 42, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 23, 62)
  • HSL344°, 76%, 38%
  • HSL Precise343.973°, 76.042%, 37.647%
  • HSV344°, 86%, 66%
  • HSB344°, 86%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.090, 0.243)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.090, 0.243, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.090, 0.243)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA9173E
  • DECIMAL ID11081534
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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