Information about #A0302C color

#A0302C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A0302C falls into the Red Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(160, 48, 44) — 62.7% red, 18.8% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 44 / 45 / 37. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A0302C reads as a confidently colored earthy red and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Milano Red (#9E3332). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Metallic Red (#A62C2B) and Auburn (#A52A2A).

In RGB terms — rgb(160, 48, 44) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A0302C: 7.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 3.0:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A0302C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A0302C color variations

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#A0302C 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 #A0302C

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

Milano Red color link
Milano Red

#9E3332

Metallic Red color link
Metallic Red

#A62C2B

Auburn color link
Auburn

#A52A2A

Cracker color link
Cracker

#963128

Brick color link
Brick

#A03623

Brownish Red color link
Brownish Red

#9E3623

Red Birch color link
Red Birch

#9D2B22

Roadster color link
Roadster

#9F2C37

Sweet Brown color link
Sweet Brown

#A83731

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A0302C
  • RGB160, 48, 44
  • CMYK0, 44, 45, 37
  • CSSrgb(160, 48, 44)
  • HSL2°, 57%, 40%
  • HSL Precise2.069°, 56.863%, 40%
  • HSV2°, 73%, 63%
  • HSB2°, 73%, 63%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.627, 0.188, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.627, 0.188, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.627, 0.188, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB18.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDA0302C
  • DECIMAL ID10498092
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01