Information about #A40A1E color
Basic facts about this digital color
A pure, full-strength earthy red, #A40A1E holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of University Of Pennsylvania Red (#A50021). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Ruby Red (#9B111E) and Spartan Crimson (#9E1316).
The recipe behind #A40A1E is rgb(164, 10, 30), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #A40A1E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 8.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.6:1. No one has named #A40A1E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.
#A40A1E color variations
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#A40A1E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#A40A1E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#A40A1E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#A40A1E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#A40A1E 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 #A40A1E color
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Nearest named colors to #A40A1E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A50021
#9B111E
#9E1316
#AD0020
#AC0019
#A80015
#B2071D
#A8002A
#B11226
#A7080D
#960018
#9F000F
#A40A1E color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#A40A1E
- RGB164, 10, 30
- CMYK0, 60, 53, 36
- CSSrgb(164, 10, 30)
- HSL352°, 89%, 34%
- HSL Precise352.208°, 88.506%, 34.118%
- HSV352°, 94%, 64%
- HSB352°, 94%, 64%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.643
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.039
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
- GLSLvec3(0.643, 0.039, 0.118)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.643, 0.039, 0.118, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.643, 0.039, 0.118)
- Percentage of Red in RGB64.3%
- Percentage of Green in RGB3.9%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDA40A1E
- DECIMAL ID10750494
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
