Information about #A20C18 color

#A20C18 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A20C18 belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(162, 12, 24) (63.5% red, 4.7% green, 9.4% blue), or CMYK 0 / 59 / 54 / 36 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A20C18 presents itself as a maximally vivid earthy red — one 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 almost identical to Spartan Crimson (#9E1316). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ruby Red (#9B111E) and Vibrant Ruby (#A7080D).

In RGB terms — rgb(162, 12, 24) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A20C18: 8.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A20C18 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A20C18 color variations

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

#A20C18 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 #A20C18

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

Ruby Red color link
Ruby Red

#9B111E

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Cranberry color link
Cranberry

#9F000F

Poppy color link
Poppy

#AC0019

Red Wine color link
Red Wine

#990012

Carmine color link
Carmine

#960018

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

Youtube Red color link
Youtube Red

#B2071D

Smashing color link
Smashing

#AD0020

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A20C18
  • RGB162, 12, 24
  • CMYK0, 59, 54, 36
  • CSSrgb(162, 12, 24)
  • HSL355°, 86%, 34%
  • HSL Precise355.2°, 86.207%, 34.118%
  • HSV355°, 93%, 64%
  • HSB355°, 93%, 64%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.635
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • GLSLvec3(0.635, 0.047, 0.094)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.635, 0.047, 0.094, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.635, 0.047, 0.094)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB63.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB4.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA20C18
  • DECIMAL ID10619928
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01