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#A80912

#a80912 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a80912 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 65.88% red, 3.53% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 94.64% magenta, 89.29% yellow and 34.12% black. Its hue angle is 356.6°, with 89.83% saturation and 34.71% 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 corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0856

Complementary

  1. #a80912
  2. #09a89f

Split complementary

  1. #a80912
  2. #09a84f
  3. #0962a8

Analogous

  1. #a80962
  2. #a80912
  3. #a84f09

Triadic

  1. #a80912
  2. #12a809
  3. #0912a8

Tetradic

  1. #a80912
  2. #a89f09
  3. #09a89f
  4. #0912a8

Square

  1. #a80912
  2. #62a809
  3. #09a89f
  4. #4f09a8

Monochromatic

  1. #170102
  2. #5f050a
  3. #a80912
  4. #f10d1a
  5. #f6545d

Shades

#a80912 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a80912
  2. #970810
  3. #86070e
  4. #76060d
  5. #65050b
  6. #540509
  7. #430407
  8. #320305
  9. #220204
  10. #110102
  11. #000000

Tints

#a80912 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a80912
  2. #b1222a
  3. #b93a41
  4. #c25359
  5. #cb6b71
  6. #d48489
  7. #dc9da0
  8. #e5b5b8
  9. #eeced0
  10. #f6e6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a80912 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a80912
  2. #a4151d
  3. #a02128
  4. #9c2d33
  5. #98393e
  6. #944549
  7. #905054
  8. #8c5c5f
  9. #88686a
  10. #847475
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #535353 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7e4142 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #463e0f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6a5e04 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ba0011 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a3010 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #874a0b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b30011 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a80912 {
  color: #a80912;
}
Background
.bg-a80912 {
  background-color: #a80912;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a80912 {
  border: 2px solid #a80912;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a80912;
  --color-primary-rgb: 168 9 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 357 90% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a80912 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a80912, #a84f09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a80912 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(168 9 18 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.97 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.72 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 3.76 #92000a Sangria ΔE 4.50 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 4.74 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 4.74 #960018 Carmine ΔE 4.96 #57f6ed Inverted #535353 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#a80912  rgb(168, 9, 18)  hsl(357, 90%, 35%)  Cornell Red
#09a89f  rgb(9, 168, 159)  hsl(177, 90%, 35%)  Light Sea Green
#12a809  rgb(18, 168, 9)  hsl(117, 90%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#0912a8  rgb(9, 18, 168)  hsl(237, 90%, 35%)  Zaffre