Information about #A83E1D color

#A83E1D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A83E1D belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(168, 62, 29) — 65.9% red, 24.3% green, 11.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 42 / 55 / 34. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #A83E1D reads as a strongly colored earthy red and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Chinese Red (#AA381E). Slightly further away sit Chinese Brown (#AB381F) and Ayers Rock (#AE451D).

In RGB terms — rgb(168, 62, 29) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A83E1D: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#A83E1D color variations

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#A83E1D 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 #A83E1D

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

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Brick color link
Brick

#A03623

Brownish Red color link
Brownish Red

#9E3623

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Rusty Brown color link
Rusty Brown

#9E3C0E

Kamikaze color link
Kamikaze

#A43F30

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A83E1D
  • RGB168, 62, 29
  • CMYK0, 42, 55, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 62, 29)
  • HSL14°, 71%, 39%
  • HSL Precise14.245°, 70.558%, 38.627%
  • HSV14°, 83%, 66%
  • HSB14°, 83%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.243, 0.114)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.243, 0.114, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.243, 0.114)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB24.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA83E1D
  • DECIMAL ID11025949
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01