Aspect Ratio Calculator (ARC)

Use the form below to calculate the missing value for a particular aspect ratio. This is useful, for example, when resizing photos or video.

W ₁

H ₁

W ₂

H ₂

Common ratios:

Round results to the nearest whole number

Your aspect ratio is: ? : ?

Example

Instructions

Enter the values for the original width (W ₁ ) & original height (H ₁ ) on the left.
Enter either a new width (W ₂ ) or new height (H ₂ ) on the right to calculate the remaining value.
Change any of the values at any time, or reset them to the starting values.

Formula

Say you have a photo that is 1600 x 1200 pixels, but your blog only has space for a photo 400 pixels wide. To find the new height of your photo—while preserving the aspect ratio—you would need to do the following calculation:

(original height / original width) x new width = new height

(1200 / 1600) x 400 = 300

Note: this is the new, improved version. You can still use the original aspect ratio calculator if you prefer.