All About Color #A51212

#A51212

About #A51212

#A51212 is a dark red color with the hex code #A51212. In RGB it is red 165, green 18, blue 18; in HSL it is hue 0°, saturation 80%, lightness 36%; in CMYK it is 0%, 89%, 89%, 35%. Its contrast ratio is 7.79:1 on white and 2.70:1 on black.

#A51212 Color Conversion

Hex tripletA5, 12, 12
CMYK0.00%, 89.09%, 89.09%, 35.29%
RGB Decimal165, 18, 18
HSL0°, 80%, 36%
RGB Octal245, 22, 22
HSV (HSB)0.00°, 89.09%, 64.71%
RGB Binary10100101, 10010, 10010
CIE-L*AB34.95, 55.54, 41.30
RGB Percent64.71%, 7.06%, 7.06%
CIE-L*CH34.95, 69.21, 36.63
XYZ15.84, 8.48, 1.37
CIE-L*UV34.95, 105.87, 22.84
xyY0.62, 0.33, 8.48
Hunter-Lab29.11, 46.19, 17.58
RYB64.71%, 7.06%, 7.06%

Color Accessibility Scores

#A51212 on a dark background: contrast 2.70:1, fails WCAG AA.
#A51212 on a light background: contrast 7.79:1, passes WCAG AAA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #A51212, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#A51212 · #E82C2C · #530909 · #12A5A5 · #2CE8E8

Analogous palette

#A512A5 · #A5125C · #A51212 · #A55C12 · #A5A512

Triadic palette

#A51212 · #12A512 · #1212A5 · #E82C2C · #2CE82C

Tetradic palette

#A51212 · #5CA512 · #12A5A5 · #5C12A5 · #530909

Monochromatic palette

#1C0303 · #600B0B · #A51212 · #E61E1E · #EE6363

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