Information about Strong Scarlet color

#A81500 - Strong Scarlet color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#A81500, known as "Strong Scarlet", falls into the Red Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(168, 21, 0) — 65.9% red, 8.2% green, 0% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 58 / 66 / 34. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength warm red, #A81500 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Red Thread (#A81900). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rojo Spanish Red (#A91101) and Rufous (#A81C07).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(168, 21, 0)), which gives #A81500 its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #A81500: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for black. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Strong Scarlet" in the Register.

Strong Scarlet color variations

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

Strong Scarlet color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Strong Scarlet

#A81500
#EC1F00

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#FF4D31

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#FF8876

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#FFC3BA

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White

#FFFFFF

Strong Scarlet color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Strong Scarlet

#A81500
#861100

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#640D00

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#430800

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#210400

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Black

#000000

Strong Scarlet color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Strong Scarlet

#A81500
#A72612

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#A23828

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#9A4D42

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#8E655F

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Grey

#808080

Strong Scarlet color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#70A800

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#A89D00

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#A85900

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Strong Scarlet

#A81500
#A8002C

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#A80070

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#9D00A8

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Strong Scarlet 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
#A81500
Strong Scarlet

#A81500

#0092A8
#0092A8

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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
#A81500
Strong Scarlet

#A81500

#003EA8
#003EA8

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#00A86B
Jade

#00A86B

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
#A86B00
#A86B00

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#A81500
Strong Scarlet

#A81500

#A8003E
#A8003E

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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
#A81500
Strong Scarlet

#A81500

#00A816
#00A816

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#1600A8
#1600A8

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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
#A81500
Strong Scarlet

#A81500

#92A800
#92A800

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#0092A8
#0092A8

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#1600A8
#1600A8

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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
#A81500
Strong Scarlet

#A81500

#3EA800
#3EA800

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#0092A8
#0092A8

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#6B00A8
#6B00A8

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Nearest named colors to Strong Scarlet

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Red Thread color link
Red Thread

#A81900

Rojo Spanish Red color link
Rojo Spanish Red

#A91101

Rufous color link
Rufous

#A81C07

Mordant Red 19 color link
Mordant Red 19

#AE0C00

Tomato Sauce color link
Tomato Sauce

#B21807

Naga Red color link
Naga Red

#AB0707

Burnt Red color link
Burnt Red

#9F2305

Vibrant Ruby color link
Vibrant Ruby

#A7080D

Rust Red color link
Rust Red

#AA2704

Darkish Red color link
Darkish Red

#A90308

Strong Vermilion color link
Strong Vermilion

#A82A00

Strong Red color link
Strong Red

#A80000

Strong Scarlet color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#A81500 - Strong Scarlet color image Strong Scarlet color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#A81500 - Strong Scarlet color image Strong Scarlet color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A81500
  • RGB168, 21, 0
  • CMYK0, 58, 66, 34
  • CSSrgb(168, 21, 0)
  • HSL8°, 100%, 33%
  • HSL Precise7.5°, 100%, 32.941%
  • HSV8°, 100%, 66%
  • HSB8°, 100%, 66%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.082, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.082, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.082, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB8.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color Family (Hue)Red
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDA81500
  • DECIMAL ID11015424
  • Name Length14
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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