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Information about #D6251F color

#D6251F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#D6251F falls into the Red Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(214, 37, 31) — 83.9% red, 14.5% green, 12.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 69 / 72 / 16. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#D6251F is a strongly colored warm red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Pursuit (#D9251D). Slightly further away sit Maximum Red (#D92121) and Bolivia Red (#DA291C).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(214, 37, 31)), which gives #D6251F its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #D6251F is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#D6251F color variations

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

#D6251F 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 #D6251F

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

Pursuit color link
Pursuit

#D9251D

Maximum Red color link
Maximum Red

#D92121

Bolivia Red color link
Bolivia Red

#DA291C

Brown Madder color link
Brown Madder

#DB2929

Fashion Red color link
Fashion Red

#D4181D

Red-Orange color link
Red-Orange

#E32224

Italy Red color link
Italy Red

#CD212A

Amaranth Red color link
Amaranth Red

#D3212D

Lava Red color link
Lava Red

#E42217

Lust color link
Lust

#E62020

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#D6251F
  • RGB214, 37, 31
  • CMYK0, 69, 72, 16
  • CSSrgb(214, 37, 31)
  • HSL2°, 75%, 48%
  • HSL Precise1.967°, 74.694%, 48.039%
  • HSV2°, 86%, 84%
  • HSB2°, 86%, 84%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.839
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.122
  • GLSLvec3(0.839, 0.145, 0.122)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.839, 0.145, 0.122, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.839, 0.145, 0.122)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB83.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB14.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB12.2%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDD6251F
  • DECIMAL ID14034207
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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