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#A01C19

#a01c19 ≈ Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a01c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 62.75% red, 10.98% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 82.5% magenta, 84.38% yellow and 37.25% black. Its hue angle is 1.33°, with 72.97% saturation and 36.27% 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 7.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Brown (#a52a2a), ΔE 3.69.

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Web safe#993300
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Relative luminance0.0837

Complementary

  1. #a01c19
  2. #199da0

Split complementary

  1. #a01c19
  2. #19a05f
  3. #1959a0

Analogous

  1. #a01959
  2. #a01c19
  3. #a05f19

Triadic

  1. #a01c19
  2. #19a01c
  3. #1c19a0

Tetradic

  1. #a01c19
  2. #9da019
  3. #199da0
  4. #1c19a0

Square

  1. #a01c19
  2. #59a019
  3. #199da0
  4. #5f19a0

Monochromatic

  1. #1c0504
  2. #5e100f
  3. #a01c19
  4. #dd2c28
  5. #e86d6a

Shades

#a01c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a01c19
  2. #901917
  3. #801614
  4. #701412
  5. #60110f
  6. #500e0d
  7. #400b0a
  8. #300808
  9. #200605
  10. #100303
  11. #000000

Tints

#a01c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a01c19
  2. #aa3330
  3. #b34947
  4. #bd605e
  5. #c67775
  6. #d08e8c
  7. #d9a4a3
  8. #e3bbba
  9. #ecd2d1
  10. #f6e8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a01c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a01c19
  2. #9d2623
  3. #9a302e
  4. #963a38
  5. #934442
  6. #904e4d
  7. #8d5857
  8. #8a6261
  9. #866c6b
  10. #837676
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #525252 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #794242 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #473f17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #675c11 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b1001e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #753418 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #824a15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #aa001c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a01c19 {
  color: #a01c19;
}
Background
.bg-a01c19 {
  background-color: #a01c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a01c19 {
  border: 2px solid #a01c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a01c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 160 28 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 1 73% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a01c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a01c19, #a05f19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a01c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(160 28 25 / 0.35);
}

#a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.69 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.69 #b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 3.70 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.93 #92000a Sangria ΔE 4.06 #960018 Carmine ΔE 4.16 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 4.39 #5fe3e6 Inverted #525252 Grayscale 

Brown
#a01c19  rgb(160, 28, 25)  hsl(1, 73%, 36%)  Brown
#199da0  rgb(25, 157, 160)  hsl(181, 73%, 36%)  Cadet Blue
#19a01c  rgb(25, 160, 28)  hsl(121, 73%, 36%)  Islamic Green
#1c19a0  rgb(28, 25, 160)  hsl(241, 73%, 36%)  Zaffre