Information about #A91E2E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#A91E2E falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 30, 46) — 66.3% red, 11.8% green, 18% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 55 / 48 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A91E2E presents itself as a vivid, lively 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 hair away from Falcons Red (#A71930). Slightly further away sit Upsdell Red (#AE2029) and Rambutan Red (#A72127).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(169, 30, 46)), which gives #A91E2E its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.9:1. #A91E2E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A91E2E color variations

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

#A91E2E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A91E2E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A91E2E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A91E2E 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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#A91E2E 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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#1E2EA9
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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 #A91E2E

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

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Netherlands Red color link
Netherlands Red

#AE1C28

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Srinivasan Crimson color link
Srinivasan Crimson

#A3252F

Old Glory Red color link
Old Glory Red

#B22234

American Red color link
American Red

#B32134

Scarlet Sage color link
Scarlet Sage

#9D202F

Vivid Burgundy color link
Vivid Burgundy

#9F1D35

Auburn color link
Auburn

#A52A2A

#A91E2E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A91E2E
  • RGB169, 30, 46
  • CMYK0, 55, 48, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 30, 46)
  • HSL353°, 70%, 39%
  • HSL Precise353.094°, 69.849%, 39.02%
  • HSV353°, 82%, 66%
  • HSB353°, 82%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.180
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.118, 0.180)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.118, 0.180, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.118, 0.180)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA91E2E
  • DECIMAL ID11083310
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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