Information about #A61C38 color

#A61C38 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A61C38 falls into the Red Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(166, 28, 56) — 65.1% red, 11% green, 22% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 54 / 43 / 35. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A61C38 is a vivid, lively warm red that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from MIT Red (#A31F34). Slightly further away sit Vivid Burgundy (#9F1D35) and Deep Carmine (#A9203E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(166, 28, 56)), which gives #A61C38 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 7.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.8:1. #A61C38 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A61C38 color variations

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

#A61C38 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 #A61C38

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

MIT Red color link
MIT Red

#A31F34

Deep Carmine color link
Deep Carmine

#A9203E

Falcons Red color link
Falcons Red

#A71930

Rouge color link
Rouge

#AB1239

Rosy Red color link
Rosy Red

#A11A2E

Royal Red color link
Royal Red

#9B1C31

Candy Floss color link
Candy Floss

#9F263D

Scarlet Sage color link
Scarlet Sage

#9D202F

French Wine color link
French Wine

#AC1E44

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A61C38
  • RGB166, 28, 56
  • CMYK0, 54, 43, 35
  • CSSrgb(166, 28, 56)
  • HSL348°, 71%, 38%
  • HSL Precise347.826°, 71.134%, 38.039%
  • HSV348°, 83%, 65%
  • HSB348°, 83%, 65%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.651
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.110
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • GLSLvec3(0.651, 0.110, 0.220)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.651, 0.110, 0.220, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.651, 0.110, 0.220)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB11%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB22%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA61C38
  • DECIMAL ID10886200
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01