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#9E331E

#9e331e ≈ Rufous

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#9e331e is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 20% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 67.72% magenta, 81.01% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 9.84°, with 68.09% saturation and 36.86% 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 7.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rufous (#a81c07), ΔE 3.92.

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Web safe#993333
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Relative luminance0.0973

Complementary

  1. #9e331e
  2. #1e899e

Split complementary

  1. #9e331e
  2. #1e9e73
  3. #1e499e

Analogous

  1. #9e1e49
  2. #9e331e
  3. #9e731e

Triadic

  1. #9e331e
  2. #1e9e33
  3. #331e9e

Tetradic

  1. #9e331e
  2. #899e1e
  3. #1e899e
  4. #331e9e

Square

  1. #9e331e
  2. #499e1e
  3. #1e899e
  4. #731e9e

Monochromatic

  1. #1d0906
  2. #5e1e12
  3. #9e331e
  4. #d84c31
  5. #e48471

Shades

#9e331e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9e331e
  2. #8e2e1b
  3. #7e2918
  4. #6f2415
  5. #5f1f12
  6. #4f1a0f
  7. #3f140c
  8. #2f0f09
  9. #200a06
  10. #100503
  11. #000000

Tints

#9e331e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9e331e
  2. #a84735
  3. #b15c4b
  4. #bb7062
  5. #c58578
  6. #cf998f
  7. #d8ada5
  8. #e2c2bc
  9. #ecd6d2
  10. #f5ebe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9e331e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9e331e
  2. #9b3b28
  3. #984232
  4. #954a3b
  5. #925245
  6. #8f5a4f
  7. #8c6159
  8. #896963
  9. #86716c
  10. #837876
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.95:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #585858 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7a4c47 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #52491b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6c6119 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ae122f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #78411c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #83521b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #a82329 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9e331e {
  color: #9e331e;
}
Background
.bg-9e331e {
  background-color: #9e331e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-9e331e {
  border: 2px solid #9e331e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9e331e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 51 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 10 68% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9e331e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e331e, #9e731e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9e331e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 51 30 / 0.35);
}

#a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.92 #8a3324 Burnt Umber ΔE 4.57 #882d17 Kobe ΔE 4.70 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 4.99 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 5.19 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 5.32 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 5.38 #61cce1 Inverted #585858 Grayscale 

Rufous
#9e331e  rgb(158, 51, 30)  hsl(10, 68%, 37%)  Rufous
#1e899e  rgb(30, 137, 158)  hsl(190, 68%, 37%)  Bondi Blue
#1e9e33  rgb(30, 158, 51)  hsl(130, 68%, 37%)  Islamic Green
#331e9e  rgb(51, 30, 158)  hsl(250, 68%, 37%)  Zaffre