Information about #A9040C color

#A9040C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #A9040C belongs to the Red Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(169, 4, 12) — 66.3% red, 1.6% green, 4.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 65 / 62 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#A9040C is a intensely saturated red that sits comfortably between light and dark. In practice it works well for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Darkish Red (#A90308). Nearby in the Register you will also find Vibrant Ruby (#A7080D) and Naga Red (#AB0707).

In RGB terms — rgb(169, 4, 12) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #A9040C background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 7.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 2.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #A9040C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#A9040C color variations

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

#A9040C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A9040C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A9040C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A9040C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A9040C 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#A9A104
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#04A9A1
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A9040C

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

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

HLH SG Red color link
HLH SG Red

#A30008

Strong Amaranth color link
Strong Amaranth

#A80015

Nationals Red color link
Nationals Red

#AB0003

Cranberry color link
Cranberry

#9F000F

Strong Red color link
Strong Red

#A80000

Oliver's Little Red color link
Oliver's Little Red

#A30001

Dark Candy Apple Red color link
Dark Candy Apple Red

#A40000

Poppy color link
Poppy

#AC0019

Kailey's Favorite Red color link
Kailey's Favorite Red

#A30000

#A9040C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#A9040C color image #A9040C color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A9040C
  • RGB169, 4, 12
  • CMYK0, 65, 62, 34
  • CSSrgb(169, 4, 12)
  • HSL357°, 95%, 34%
  • HSL Precise357.091°, 95.376%, 33.922%
  • HSV357°, 98%, 66%
  • HSB357°, 98%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.663, 0.016, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.663, 0.016, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.663, 0.016, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB1.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color FamilyRed
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA9040C
  • DECIMAL ID11076620
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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