Information about #A6081D color

#A6081D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A6081D falls into the Red Color FamilyFull Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(166, 8, 29) — 65.1% red, 3.1% green, 11.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 62 / 54 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #A6081D reads as a intensely saturated warm red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from University Of Pennsylvania Red (#A50021). Slightly further away sit Poppy (#AC0019) and Smashing (#AD0020).

The recipe behind #A6081D is rgb(166, 8, 29), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 7.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.7:1. #A6081D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A6081D color variations

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

#A6081D 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 #A6081D

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A6081D
  • RGB166, 8, 29
  • CMYK0, 62, 54, 35
  • CSSrgb(166, 8, 29)
  • HSL352°, 91%, 34%
  • HSL Precise352.025°, 90.805%, 34.118%
  • HSV352°, 95%, 65%
  • HSB352°, 95%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.031
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.031, 0.114)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.031, 0.114, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.031, 0.114)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB3.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA6081D
  • DECIMAL ID10881053
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01