Information about Red Letter color
Basic facts about this digital color
#751631 is a strongly colored pink-red rose that holds a balanced mid-tone. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Royal Burgundy (#740F35). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Claret (#7F1734) and I C Red (#7A2031).
The recipe behind #751631 is rgb(117, 22, 49), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #751631: 11.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.9:1 for black. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Red Letter" in the Register.
Red Letter color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Red Letter color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Red Letter color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Red Letter color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Red Letter color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Red Letter 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Red Letter color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Red Letter
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#740F35
#7F1734
#7A2031
#701C28
#701F28
#6D1C27
#681B2B
#7D222B
#770C25
#841B2D
#651538
#7E2530
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#751631
- RGB117, 22, 49
- CMYK0, 37, 27, 54
- CSSrgb(117, 22, 49)
- HSL343°, 68%, 27%
- HSL Precise342.947°, 68.345%, 27.255%
- HSV343°, 81%, 46%
- HSB343°, 81%, 46%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.459
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.086
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.192
- GLSLvec3(0.459, 0.086, 0.192)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.459, 0.086, 0.192, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.459, 0.086, 0.192)
- Percentage of Red in RGB45.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB8.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB19.2%
- Color FamilyRose
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX ID751631
- DECIMAL ID7673393
- Name Length10
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- Counting from2025-01-01
