Information about Moderate Amaranth color

#A84A55 - Moderate Amaranth color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A84A55, known as "Moderate Amaranth", falls into the Red Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 74, 85) — 65.9% red, 29% green, 33.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 37 / 33 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A84A55 is a moderately toned warm red that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from English Red (#AB4B52). Slightly further away sit Rose Vale (#AB4E52) and Light Maroon (#A24857).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(168, 74, 85)), which gives #A84A55 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.8:1. The name "Moderate Amaranth" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Moderate Amaranth color variations

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

Moderate Amaranth color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Moderate Amaranth

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#BD6872

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White

#FFFFFF

Moderate Amaranth color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Moderate Amaranth

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#853A43

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#421D21

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Black

#000000

Moderate Amaranth color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#A84A55
#9F535C

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Grey

#808080

Moderate Amaranth 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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#A84A55
#A64979

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#8849A6

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Moderate Amaranth 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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Moderate Amaranth

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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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Moderate Amaranth

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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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Moderate Amaranth

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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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Moderate Amaranth

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#54A749
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#4954A7
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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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Moderate Amaranth

#A84A55

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#49A79C
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#4954A7
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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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#49A79C
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Nearest named colors to Moderate Amaranth

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

English Red color link
English Red

#AB4B52

Rose Vale color link
Rose Vale

#AB4E52

Light Maroon color link
Light Maroon

#A24857

Hippie Pink color link
Hippie Pink

#AB495C

Aphrodisiac color link
Aphrodisiac

#A64D4E

Middle Red Purple color link
Middle Red Purple

#A55353

Light Burgundy color link
Light Burgundy

#A8415B

Moderate Red color link
Moderate Red

#A84A4A

Sargent Pepper color link
Sargent Pepper

#A34053

Moderate Crimson color link
Moderate Crimson

#A84A61

Warm Rose Gold color link
Warm Rose Gold

#AD525D

Alter Ego color link
Alter Ego

#AB4C48

Moderate Amaranth color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A84A55
  • RGB168, 74, 85
  • CMYK0, 37, 33, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 74, 85)
  • HSL353°, 39%, 47%
  • HSL Precise352.979°, 38.843%, 47.451%
  • HSV353°, 56%, 66%
  • HSB353°, 56%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.290
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.290, 0.333)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.290, 0.333, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.290, 0.333)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB29%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA84A55
  • DECIMAL ID11029077
  • Name Length17
  • This page visited10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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