Information about #A51E22 color

#A51E22 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A51E22 falls into the Red Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(165, 30, 34) — 64.7% red, 11.8% green, 13.3% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 53 / 51 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A51E22 presents itself as a strongly colored earthy red — one that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Rambutan Red (#A72127). Slightly further away sit Pulse (#A41D19) and Netherlands Red (#AE1C28).

In RGB terms — rgb(165, 30, 34) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A51E22: 7.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A51E22 color variations

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#A51E22 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 #A51E22

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

Rambutan Red color link
Rambutan Red

#A72127

Pulse color link
Pulse

#A41D19

Upsdell Red color link
Upsdell Red

#AE2029

Bonfire color link
Bonfire

#A62A20

Del Toro color link
Del Toro

#B11D20

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Firebrick color link
Firebrick

#B22222

Auburn color link
Auburn

#A52A2A

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

Red Birch color link
Red Birch

#9D2B22

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A51E22
  • RGB165, 30, 34
  • CMYK0, 53, 51, 35
  • CSSrgb(165, 30, 34)
  • HSL358°, 69%, 38%
  • HSL Precise358.222°, 69.231%, 38.235%
  • HSV358°, 82%, 65%
  • HSB358°, 82%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.133
  • GLSLvec3(0.647, 0.118, 0.133)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.647, 0.118, 0.133, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.647, 0.118, 0.133)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.3%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA51E22
  • DECIMAL ID10821154
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01