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#9C331E

#9c331e ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#9c331e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.18% red, 20% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.31% magenta, 80.77% yellow and 38.82% black. Its hue angle is 10°, with 67.74% saturation and 36.47% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 4.1.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.0953

Complementary

  1. #9c331e
  2. #1e879c

Split complementary

  1. #9c331e
  2. #1e9c72
  3. #1e489c

Analogous

  1. #9c1e48
  2. #9c331e
  3. #9c721e

Triadic

  1. #9c331e
  2. #1e9c33
  3. #331e9c

Tetradic

  1. #9c331e
  2. #879c1e
  3. #1e879c
  4. #331e9c

Square

  1. #9c331e
  2. #489c1e
  3. #1e879c
  4. #721e9c

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0905
  2. #5c1e12
  3. #9c331e
  4. #d74b2f
  5. #e38370

Shades

#9c331e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9c331e
  2. #8c2e1b
  3. #7d2918
  4. #6d2415
  5. #5e1f12
  6. #4e1a0f
  7. #3e140c
  8. #2f0f09
  9. #1f0a06
  10. #100503
  11. #000000

Tints

#9c331e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9c331e
  2. #a64735
  3. #b05c4b
  4. #ba7062
  5. #c48578
  6. #ce998f
  7. #d7ada5
  8. #e1c2bc
  9. #ebd6d2
  10. #f5ebe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9c331e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9c331e
  2. #993b28
  3. #964232
  4. #944a3b
  5. #915245
  6. #8e5a4f
  7. #8b6159
  8. #886963
  9. #86716c
  10. #837876
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #575757 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #794b47 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #51481b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b601a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ac132f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #76411c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #82511b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a62429 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9c331e {
  color: #9c331e;
}
Background
.bg-9c331e {
  background-color: #9c331e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9c331e {
  border: 2px solid #9c331e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9c331e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 156 51 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 68% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9c331e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9c331e, #9c721e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9c331e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(156 51 30 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.10 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 4.21 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 4.31 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 5.22 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 5.27 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.45 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.46 #63cce1 Inverted #575757 Grayscale 

Rufous
#9c331e  rgb(156, 51, 30)  hsl(10, 68%, 36%)  Rufous
#1e879c  rgb(30, 135, 156)  hsl(190, 68%, 36%)  Bondi Blue
#1e9c33  rgb(30, 156, 51)  hsl(130, 68%, 36%)  Islamic Green
#331e9c  rgb(51, 30, 156)  hsl(250, 68%, 36%)  Zaffre