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#A90C19

#a90c19 ≈ Cornell Red

  • red
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#a90c19 is a color from the red family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 66.27% red, 4.71% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 92.9% magenta, 85.21% yellow and 33.73% black. Its hue angle is 355.03°, with 86.74% saturation and 35.49% 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 call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Cornell Red (#b31b1b), ΔE 2.88.

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Web safe#990000
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Relative luminance0.0877

Complementary

  1. #a90c19
  2. #0ca99c

Split complementary

  1. #a90c19
  2. #0ca94d
  3. #0c68a9

Analogous

  1. #a90c68
  2. #a90c19
  3. #a94d0c

Triadic

  1. #a90c19
  2. #19a90c
  3. #0c19a9

Tetradic

  1. #a90c19
  2. #a99c0c
  3. #0ca99c
  4. #0c19a9

Square

  1. #a90c19
  2. #68a90c
  3. #0ca99c
  4. #4d0ca9

Monochromatic

  1. #1a0204
  2. #62070e
  3. #a90c19
  4. #ee1325
  5. #f35b67

Shades

#a90c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a90c19
  2. #980b17
  3. #870a14
  4. #760812
  5. #65070f
  6. #55060d
  7. #44050a
  8. #330408
  9. #220205
  10. #110103
  11. #000000

Tints

#a90c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a90c19
  2. #b22430
  3. #ba3d47
  4. #c3555e
  5. #cb6d75
  6. #d4868c
  7. #dd9ea3
  8. #e5b6ba
  9. #eeced1
  10. #f6e7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a90c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a90c19
  2. #a51823
  3. #a1232e
  4. #9d2f38
  5. #993a42
  6. #95464d
  7. #905257
  8. #8c5d61
  9. #88696b
  10. #847476
  11. #808080

Readable text 7.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #545454 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #7f4243 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #473f17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #6b5f0f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bb0015 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #7a3118 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #884b14 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b40017 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a90c19 {
  color: #a90c19;
}
Background
.bg-a90c19 {
  background-color: #a90c19;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-a90c19 {
  border: 2px solid #a90c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a90c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 169 12 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 355 87% 35%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a90c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a90c19, #a94d0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a90c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(169 12 25 / 0.35);
}

#b31b1b Cornell Red ΔE 2.88 #b22222 Firebrick ΔE 3.08 #a52a2a Brown ΔE 3.58 #a52a2a Auburn ΔE 3.58 #960018 Carmine ΔE 4.38 #92000a Sangria ΔE 5.06 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 5.13 #56f3e6 Inverted #545454 Grayscale 

Cornell Red
#a90c19  rgb(169, 12, 25)  hsl(355, 87%, 35%)  Cornell Red
#0ca99c  rgb(12, 169, 156)  hsl(175, 87%, 35%)  Persian Green
#19a90c  rgb(25, 169, 12)  hsl(115, 87%, 35%)  Kelly Green
#0c19a9  rgb(12, 25, 169)  hsl(235, 87%, 35%)  Zaffre