Information about #A9273D color

#A9273D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A9273D falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 39, 61) — 66.3% red, 15.3% green, 23.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 51 / 42 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#A9273D presents itself as a strongly colored earthy red — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 Glitterbug (#A92A37). Slightly further away sit Deep Carmine (#A9203E) and StitchCraft (#B02A3E).

The recipe behind #A9273D is rgb(169, 39, 61), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9273D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A9273D color variations

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

#A9273D 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 #A9273D

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

Glitterbug color link
Glitterbug

#A92A37

Deep Carmine color link
Deep Carmine

#A9203E

StitchCraft color link
StitchCraft

#B02A3E

Bombshell color link
Bombshell

#AE2F3E

Crash Hot color link
Crash Hot

#AF2E40

Candy Floss color link
Candy Floss

#9F263D

Vibe color link
Vibe

#AC3142

French Wine color link
French Wine

#AC1E44

Roadster color link
Roadster

#9F2C37

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Hot Spot color link
Hot Spot

#B22833

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9273D
  • RGB169, 39, 61
  • CMYK0, 51, 42, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 39, 61)
  • HSL350°, 63%, 41%
  • HSL Precise349.846°, 62.5%, 40.784%
  • HSV350°, 77%, 66%
  • HSB350°, 77%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.239
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.153, 0.239)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.153, 0.239, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.153, 0.239)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB15.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB23.9%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA9273D
  • DECIMAL ID11085629
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01